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777 Order of Twelve 333 

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Knights and Daughters 
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Revised Taborian Constitutions of the 
Several Departments 

BY THE 

Rev. FRANK WILSON 



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Copyrighted, 1906, by Rev. Frank Wilson, Kansas City, Kansas. 

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PREFACE. 



The intent and object of the founder of the 
International Order of Twelve of the Knights and 
Daughters of Tabor was to form an organization, 
composed of men and women, including children, 
into a united, solid compact, making it a secret bene- 
ficial Order, uniting the members together by obliga- 
tion and laws, binding them by secret ties, forming 
a chain that links them into one body — a unit in 
movement and action — for the interest and good of 
all worthy members. 

The benefits of the Order are broad and com- 
prehensive; namely: to protect each other in danger; 
to give the best care to sick members; to relieve and 
aid members in distress; to help and aid the widows 
and orphans of members; to provide a home for the 
care of our old and decrepit members, where they 
can have the comforts provided for them to make 
life pleasant; to provide manual training schools for 
the orphan children of Knights and Daughters, where 
they can be educated and taught trades or professions ; 
to help each other in business. 

Remember, that the Taborian Order is a unit. 



UNITY OF THE TABORIAN ORDER. 



In all well-regulated governments there must be 
a central power. In the United States of North 
America there is a central or general power. Around 
and sustaining this central government is a galaxy 
of States. These States have their county, municipal 
and township laws. All work together with perfect 
unanimity, forming one strong government, under 
which all citizens feel secure in their rights and 
privileges. 

The International Order of Twelve has a form 
for its government that secures to its members ev- 
ery right and privilege that the Taborian laws give 
to them. The International Grand Temple and 
Tabernacle is their general or central government. 
The Grand Temples and Tabernacles are the State 
governments. The Temples of the Knights of Tabor, 
Tabernacles of the Daughters of Tabor, Palatiums 
of Royal Medians, and Tents of Maids and Pages 
are its county, municipal and township organizations, 
all uniting and forming one compact and solid govern- 
ment under its laws, giving to each and every member 
equal and exact privileges in all parts of the Taborian 
jurisdiction. 



International Order of Twelve. 



Constitution and Rules and Regulations of 

Subordinate Temples of the Uniform 

Rank of Tabor and Taborian 

Division. 



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In Solo Deo Salus." 



International Order of Twelve. 



CONSTITUTION 

OF 

SUBORDINATE TEMPLES 

OF THE 

UNIFORM RANK OF TABOR 



ARTICLE I. 



NAME. 



Section 1. — This organization shall be known by 

name as the No , of , State of .... , 

of the Uniform Rank Knights of Tabor, and Taborian 
Division. 

ARTICLE II. 

OFFICERS. 

Section 1. — The officers shall be : 

1. A Chief Mentor CM. 

2. A Vice-Mentor V.-M. 

3. A Chief Scribe C. S. 

4. An Assistant Scribe A. S . 

5. A Chief Treasurer C. T. 

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6. A Chief Orator CO. 

7. A Chief Drill-Master C. D.-M . 

8. A Chief Color-Bearer C. C.-B . 

9. A Chief Guard C. G. 

10. A Chief Guard C. G. 

11. A Chief Guard C. G. 

12. A Chief Sentinel C. St. 

Sec. 2. — All of the officers shall be elected an- 
nually at the regular meeting in the month of 

and installed on or before the second 

Tuesday in the month of of each year. 

ARTICLE III. 

DUTIES OF OFFICERS. 

Section 1. — It shall be the duty of the Chief 
Mentor to preside at all sessions of the Temple. He 
shall call special sessions whenever he deems it neces- 
sary. He shall decide all questions of law, order or 
rules. The Temple, whenever in session, shall be un- 
der his supervision, and he shall cause the business 
to be done by the rules. He shall decide the time 
for closing, without a motion. He shall perform all 
other duties belonging to his office, as per Constitution 
and General Laws. 

\ ICE-MENTOR. 

Sec. 2.— The V.-M. shall fill the duties of the 
CM. when he is absent, and in his presence assist 
in the several duties of the office. Should both C. M. 
and V.-M. be absent, the Temple can not open or do 'any 
legal business — one of these officers must be ^present. 

CHIEF SCRIBE. 

Sec. 3. — The Chief Scribe shall keep the books of 
the Temple — the records and the roll of members. 

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He shall keep a regular account with each member, 
and collect all dues, fines and other moneys belonging 
to the Temple and pay them into the treasury. He 
shall record the doings of each session plainly and 
neatly, and report to the Temple, when called on, 
the condition of the treasury. He shall make a quar- 
terly report to the Temple at the regular session 
in the last month of each quarter. He shall draw 
all orders for money on the treasury, and see that 
they are signed by the CM., and countersigned by 
himself. He shall send a full quarterly report to 
the C. G. M. See blank report in the Manual. He 
shall give bonds, the amount to be agreed in a reg- 
ular session of the Temple. When his successor is 
elected and qualified, he shall turn over to him all 
books and papers that are in his office belonging to 
the Temple. 

CHIEF TREASURER. 

Sec. 5. — The Chief Treasurer shall receive all the 
money and valuables belonging to the Temple, and 
pay all orders when drawn properly. He shall keep 
a correct account of all moneys received and paid out. 
He shall report, when called on by the C. M., the con- 
dition of the treasury. He shall make a quarterly re- 
port at the regular meeting in each quarter. He shall 
give a bond, to secure the money of the Temple, to the 
C. M., C. O. and C. D.-M., for the faithful application 
of the Temple's money, per Constitution — the amount 
of the bond to be agreed on at a regular session of the 
Temple. He shall give to his successor a written 
statement of the condition of the treasury. He shall, 
when his successor is qualified, turn over to him all 
books, cash, papers and other property that are in his 
possession. 

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CHIEF ORATOR. 

Sec. 6. — The Chief Orator shall conduct the de- 
votional exercises of the Temple, and visit and give 
consolation to the sick members. He shall attend 
the funeral exercises of Sir Knights and Daughters. 

CHIEF DRILL-MASTER. 

Sec. 7.— It shall be the duty of the C. D.-M. to 
teach the members the march and drill. He shall 
teach the sword exercise, and assist in giving the 
degrees. He shall attend the inner door of the Tem- 
ple, and shall be Marshal on all public occasions. 
He must be familiar with the Taborian drill. See 
Manual. 

CHIEF COLOR-BEARER. 

Sec. 8.— It shall be the duty of the C. C.-B. to 
carry the banner of the Order, and keep it in his 
possession, and to preserve and keep it ready for use. 

CHIEF GUARDS. 

Sec. 9. — The Chief Guards shall assist the C. M. 
in giving the degrees, and in preserving order during 
the hours of business. 

CHIEF SENTINEL. 

Sec. 10. — It shall be the duty of the Chief Sen- 
tinel to guard the outside door of the Temple, under 
the order of the C. M. He shall prepare and keep 
the Temple in proper order for the sessions. He shall 
receive such compensation for his services as may be 
awarded by the Temple. 

BOARD OF ATTENDANTS. 

Sec. 11. — This Board shall consist of three mem- 
bers, who shall be appointed by the C. M. on the 



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night of the installation. It shall be the duty of the 
Board to have oversight of all the members of the 
Temple, and report to the CM. when a member is 
sick, and what attendance the member needs. He 
shall furnish the Board with a doctor's certificate, 
stating the nature of his sickness. This Board shall 
draw and pay the sick dues; they shall notify, by 
order of the C. M., members who are detailed to sit 
up with sick members. This Board shall arrange and 
prepare the funeral of a deceased Knight. 

Sec. 12. — This Board shall have the oversight 
of Sir Knights' widows and orphans, and report 
their condition to the Temple at every regular 
meeting. 

Sec. 13. — This Board shall keep a book and rec- 
ord of their doings, and it shall be their duty to 
report to the Temple, at the regular monthly sessions, 
what they have done during the month. This Board 
is a very important one, and none but the most care- 
ful and steady Knights should be on the Board of 
Attendants. The care of the sick members is the 
first duty of a Taborian Knight. 

BOARD OF JUDGES. 

Sec. 14. — This Board shall consist of five mem- 
bers, who shall be appointed by the C. M. on the 
night he is installed. To the Board shall be referred 
all matters of difference between members, and all 
trials of members, for any offense whatever. 

Sec. 15. — The Board shall hold regular sessions, 
and shall have the power to summon witnesses, and 
the plaintiff and defendant, and carefully hear all 
sides, make up their decision, and report to the Tem- 
ple through their Secretary. The Temple shall enforce 
their recommendation, and their action shall be final 
when approved by the Temple. 



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Sec. 16. — This Board shall audit the accounts of 
the C. S. and C. T., and report to the Temple at the 
regular sessions in the month for electing officers. 

Sec. 17. — This Board shall have a book, and 
keep a record of their doings. The Secretary of the 
Board shall read their report at every regular session. 

Sec. 18. — The members of this Board are required 
to be fully instructed in the Taborian laws. 

ARTICLE IV. 

MEMBEESHIF. 

Section 1. — Any man of moral habits and sound 
health, respected in the community in which he lives, 
and a believer in God, age not less than eighteen 
years nor more than fifty-five years, may apply for 
membership by petition. 

Sec. 2. — Any member can receive and bring a 
petition to the Temple. A petition must be accom- 
panied with a fee, and state the age and residence 
of the petitioner, and a physician's certificate showing 
that he is sound and healthy. 

BALLOT. 

Sec. 3. — Petitions for membership must be read 
at a stated session. If the petitioner is well known, 
the ballot can be held at that session; if he is not, 
the Chief Mentor shall appoint a special committee to 
report on his qualification at the next stated session. 

Sec. 4. — The ballot must be by black and white 
balls. If four or more black balls appear in the ballot- 
box, the candidate is rejected. He can apply again 
after three months. One member is not to know how 
the other votes. 

Sec. 5. — The ballot-box must have two apart- 
ments, with a substantial cover, and with a hole in 
the cover, for secret ballot. 

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ARTICLE V. 

THE SESSIONS. 

Section 1. — There shall be one stated or regular 
session of the Temple in each month; the time shall 
be fixed in the By-Laws of the Temple. Nothing but 
the monthly business can be done at a stated ses- 
sion, and the Temple must be opened in the Fourth 
Degree. 

Sec. 2. — The C. M. can call a special session at 
any time, for the giving of degrees, lectures, drills, 
trials, or any matter other than the monthly business. 

Sec. 3. — All sessions must be opened at the 
hour named in the By-Laws. Officers and members 
are required to be present within thirty minutes 
after the Temple is opened, or pay such fines as 
are assessed by the By-Laws. The C. M. or V.-M. 
and charter must be present in the hall or place 
where the session is held, or no legal business can 
be done. 

ARTICLE VI. 

FEES AND DUES. 

Section 1. — The fee for giving the degrees shall 
be named in the Temple's By-Laws. Members from 
other Temples, wishing to enroll their names and 
become members, shall pay $1.00. See Transfer in 
Manual. 

Sec. 2. — The C. S. shall collect from the new mem- 
ber, before his name is enrolled, $1.00 for enrolling. 

Sec. 3. — The Chief Mentor shall have power to 
tax the members, in equal proportion, to raise any 
needed amount of money for the Temple's treasury. 

Sec. 4. — The monthly dues must be named in 
the_ Temple's By-Laws. 



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Sec. 5. — At the next stated session after the 
death and burial of a member, every member shall 
pay $1.00 into the treasury of the Temple. 

ARTICLE VII . 

BENEFITS. 

Section 1. — Every member who has received the 
Fourth Degree, and has been a member four months, 
shall be a beneficial member, entitled to receive, when 
sick so as to be prevented from attending to his usual 
business, weekly benefits as prescribed by the By-Laws 
of the Temple. 

Sec. 2. — A sick member who is out of the juris- 
diction can receive his weekly benefits by sending 
his application to the C. S., with a certificate from 
the attending physician, stating the time he has 
been in attendance, and the nature of the disease, 
with such other proof as may be required by the 
Temple. 

Sec. 3. — A Sir Knight being sick in the juris- 
diction of another Temple, can apply to that Temple 
for the weekly benefit, and receive it, provided he 
can furnish acceptable proof that he is in good 
standing at home. The traveling certificate and 
monthly card are the proof required. The Temple 
that pays the sojourner's benefit must give notice 
to the Temple to which the sojourner belongs, and 
draw from that Temple the amount disbursed for 
its member. 

Sec. 4. — Not more than four weeks' benefit shall 
be paid on application (as per Sec. 2 and 3) at one 
time; that is, if the member is sick a longer time 
than four weeks, warrants for money must be sent 
to his Temple every four weeks. 

Sec. 5. — On the death of a member the Temple 
shall bury him (unless his family object), in a re- 

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spectable manner, worthy of the Order of Knighthood. 
The Temple shall not go to any extravagant expenses 
at a funeral. For Funeral Instruction, see Manual. 
The Daughters do not take any part in the ceremonies 
of a Knight's funeral. The H. P. and Past H. P. 
are seated with their members, and not on the platform 
or around the altar. 

Sec. 6. — Should the family of the deceased Knight 
object to the Temple having full control of the funeral, 
their objection relieves the Temple from all payment 
of the expenses of the funeral. 

Sec. 7. — If the Knight is a member of other se- 
cret orders, if they assist at the funeral, they must 
pay their part of the funeral expenses. 

Sec. 8. — If the deceased Knight is a Palatine 
Guard, the Guards must perform their part of the 
ceremony. See Manual for instruction. 

Sec. 9. — The funeral ceremony of both the Rank 
and Guards can be at the church in full, if they do 
not desire to have a part of it at the grave, or the 
Rank can have their full ceremony in the church, 
and the Guards their full ceremony at the grave, or 
they can divide, as the Manual instructs. 

Sec. 10. — When a member dies outside of his 
jurisdiction, the nearest Temple shall attend to all 
the burial arrangements, and draw on his Temple for 
the expenses; or, should the Temple to which the 
deceased member belonged desire his remains to be 
sent home, the Temple in whose jurisdiction he dies 
shall attend to the request, and draw on his Temple 
for the expenses. 

Sec. 11. — On the death of a Sir Knight, who has 
been a member of the Temple, in good standing, for 
the time fixed by this Constitution, and who is not 
in arrears for dues or fines at the time of his decease, 

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his widow shall receive the endowment that is paid 
by the Grand Temple and Tabernacle. 

ARTICLE VIII. 

THE TEMPLE. 

Section 1. — The place where the Temple holds 
its sessions must be secure from prying eyes, and 
where the business will not be exposed. 

Sec. 2. — The Temple is required to have a seal, 
with the name and number. The impress of the seal 
must be placed on all official papers. 

Sec. 3. — The Temple can make its own By- 
Laws; these shall have the force of By-Laws, when 
not in conflict with the Constitution and General 
Laws. 

Sec. 4. — The Temple can try, and suspend or ex- 
pel its members for any offense against the constitu- 
tional laws or regulations, or for any criminal offense 
against the common law. 

Sec. 5. — No Temple shall make public display 
(except on the 12th day of August, and the annual 
sermon, or on funeral occasions), without obtaining 
a dispensation from the C. G. M. 

Sec. 6. — Any Temple that causes to be printed 
any of the work of the Temple shall, on proof of the 
same, forfeit its charter. 

Sec. 7. — A Temple can not try its C. M. or P. 
C. M. for any offenss; he can only be tried by the 
Grand Temple and Tabernacle, or by a committee 
of three Present or Past Chief Mentors appointed 
by the C. G. M. from different Temples, or by Grand 
Deputies. 

Sec. 8. — The Temple must be furnished neat and 
plain, and with all the necessary appliances for con- 
ducting the work properly. See Manual. 



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ARTICLE IX. 

DUTIES OF MEMBERS. 

Section 1. — It shall be the duty of every member 
to be present and assist in the business of every session 
of the Temple. 

Sec. 2. — A member must attend in regular order 
to the comfort and needs of a sick Sir Knight, when 
notified by the Presiding Officer. 

Sec. 3. — Members are required to be true to the 
interests of the Temple, and cultivate a friendly feel- 
ing toward Sir Knights, live in peace and harmony, 
and protect the interest and good name of every 
member. 

Sec. 4. — That the business and expenses of the 
Temple may be kept in good condition, and be a 
benefit to all the members, it is the imperative duty 
of every member to pay his dues and assessments 
punctually and regularly. 

Sec. 5. — It is the duty of a Sir Knight, when 
about to go on a journey, to take a traveling certificate 
and monthly card, as evidence of his good standing. 
See Certificate in the Manual. 

Sec. 6. — It is the duty of every member to aid 
and support the officers in doing their duty; be a 
prop and stay in everything for the benefit and good 
name of the Temple. 

Sec. 7. — It is the duty of every member to de- 
fend and protect the good name of the Order, and 
the good name of Knights and their families. 

ARTICLE X. 

BENEFITS AND RIGHTS. 

First. — Every Knight shall have the right to visit 
and meet in his own Temple, and any other Temple 
or Tabernacle. 

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Second. — He shall have the right to participate 
and take part in any public display of his own Temple, 
or any other Temple or Tabernacle. 

Third. — It is the right of a Knight to receive, 
when sick, so as to prevent him from following his 
usual business, the weekly benefit, and the attendance 
of the Brother Knights; and when poor and needy, 
to receive aid and comfort from any Brother Knight. 

Fourth. — It is his right to travel with a certificate, 
which is evidence of his good standing. 

Fifth. — It is his right to receive an honorable 
interment by the members of his own Temple. 

Sixth. — The above rights and benefits are only 
given to Sir Knights who are in good standing. 

ARTICLE XI. 

FORFEITURE OF BENEFITS AND RIGHTS. 

Section 1. — When a member is three months in 
arrears for dues, or fails to pay his fines or taxes 
within thirty days after notice is given in the hall, 
the C. S. shall announce the name of the member 
at any stated session, stating the amount due. If 
the said member (or members) fails to pay within 
thirty days after notice, he shall stand suspended 
until all dues, fines and taxes are paid. 

Sec. 2. — Any member who is suspended forfeits 
his right to all the benefits of the Temple until he 
is restored. 

Sec. 3. — A member who is expelled is dead to 
all the rights and benefits of the Temple, and forfeits 
every right belonging to a Knight. The only way 
he can be restored is — at a stated session — by a reso- 
lution, adopted by all the members of the Temple. 
If he is expelled a second time, he can not be restored. 
When a Past or Present C. M. is expelled he can not 



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be restored to membership, unless it is clearly proven 
that he was not guilty of the offense for which he 
was expelled. 

ARTICLE XII. 

CRIMES AND PENALTIES. 

Section 1. — Members of the Temple may be 
tried for violation of the laws, regulations and rules 
of the Temple; for immoral conduct; improper lan- 
guage; criminal offenses against the laws of the Uni- 
ted States and the several States of the Union, as 
also for a violation of the laws of counties, townships, 
and the ordinances of cities and towns. 

Sec. 2. — All trials shall be had before the Judges. 
After they have carefully heard all the testimony, 
they shall make their report (guilty or not guilty) 
to a stated session of the Temple; if approved by a 
majority vote of the Temple, the penalty shall be 
assessed by the C. M. ; and the member must abide 
by the penalty. He can appeal to the Grand Temple 
and Tabernacle by giving notice. See Appeal in 
Manual. 

Sec. 3. — All charges and complaints must be 
made in writing to the C. S., stating the nature of 
the charges, and giving the names of two or more 
witnesses. The C. S. shall read thern at a stated 
session, whereupon they are referred to the Judges 
by the CM. The C. S. is required to furnish, the 
accused with a copy of the charges and specifications, 
and notify him when and where to appear for trial. 

Sec. 4. — If the accused refuses or neglects to 
appear for trial, after he is notified, without giving 
a reasonable excuse, he shall be declared guilty, and 
suffer the penalty. 

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Sec. 5. — Should one or more of the Judges be 
the parties accused, the C. M. shall appoint others 
to fill their places pending the trial. 

Sec. 6. — If the C. M. should in any manner 
usurp his power as executive officer, or commit crimes, 
or violate the laws, regulations or rules of the Or- 
der, the members shall meet and make a written 
complaint to the C. G. M. The complaint must be 
signed by a majority of the members. Upon such 
complaint being made, it shall be the duty of the 
C. G. M. to call three C. M.s or P. C. M.s of three 
different Temples, or three Grand Deputies, to pro- 
ceed to investigate the case; and if they find the 
party guilty of any offense likely to injure the good 
name of the Temple, they shall suspend him until 
the session of the Grand Temple and- Tabernacle, 
or they report to the C. G. M. that he is not guilty. 
In all cases they shall give notice of their action to 
the C, G. M. 

Sec. 7. — It is not the intention of the founder 
of the Order, in giving a code of laws, to compel the 
Sir Knights to perform their plain duty ; that is fully 
elucidated in their obligation, constitutions, regula- 
tions and rules. A Sir Knight who will not do his 
sworn duty is not fit to remain a member of the 
Temple. Bear with him two or three times. If he 
is contentious, quarrelsome, creating confusion, will 
not attend regularly to the sessions, lets his dues and 
assessments become in arrears, is always finding fault, 
and is not a gentleman in deportment, conversation 
and manners, expel him, and warn all other Temples. 
Be sure to receive him no more. . 

Sec. 8. — Laws are not made to discipline good 
and true Knights, who always do their whole duty; 
but they are made for that class of men who some- 
times get into good orders, and have not the principles 

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that make a man a gentleman, hence they can not 
but show their inward roughness and rowdyism. It 
is best to get that class of men out of the Temple 
as quickly as possible. 

ARTICLE XIII. 

FUNERALS. 

Section 1. — It is the duty of every Sir Knight 
to attend and assist at the funerals of Sir Knights. 

Sec. 2. — The regulation dress, the regalia, sword, 
helmet, gloves and gauntlets are to be worn at a Sir 
Knight's funeral (see Manual), or wear the Taborian 
Division Regalia. 

Sec. 3. — At a Daughter's funeral the regulation 
dress, with badges, cap and brown gloves, is to be 
worn. 

Sec. 4. — The regulation dress shall consist of 
black coat, black pants, and black boots or shoes; 
the coat to be buttoned up in front. 

ARTICLE XIV. 

THE DEGREES. 

Section 1. — The degrees shall be known by title: 
First— The Title. Second— The Lock. Third— The 
Key Knight,. Fourth— The Uniform Rank. The 
Knights receive the Daughters' degrees in addition 
to their regular degrees. The Daughters' degrees are 
given to the Knights in their Temple by instruction 
in the signs, tokens and words, just as soon as the 
Fourth or Uniform Rank is given. The C. M. is 
required to impart the Daughters' degrees to the 
Knight. 

Sec. 2.- — A chartered Temple is required to give 
the candidate the degrees of the Temple, in the form 
found in the ritual, and no other way. 

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RULES OF ORDER. 



1. The Presiding Officer, at the proper hour, 
takes his "seat and gives one rap; the officers and 
members clothe in undress uniform (see Manual), 
or the Taborian Division Regalia, and take their 
respective seats. The Temple is then opened in 
proper order. 

2. The regular business of the Temple shall be 
done without a motion, as it is prescribed in the rules 
of business. 

3. During the reading of the minutes, commu- 
nications or other papers, silence shall be observed. 
After they are read, the minutes, if they are correct, 
stand approved; if there is a question as to their 
correctness, the member who questions their correct- 
ness shall state what is incorrect, and move that the 
correction be made. 

4. Members and visitors must come to the hall 
cleanly dressed. 

5. A member, when addressing the Temple, shall 
stand and address the C. M. as Sir Chief. 

6. During the time that the Temple is open and 
doing business no refreshments shall be served, nor 
will the use of tobacco in any form be permitted. 

7. The C. M. shall be responsible to the Grand 
Temple and Tabernacle for the manner in which he 
administers the laws of the Temple. See Manual. 
He shall decide all doubtful questions of Constitu- 
tion, regulations and order. His decisions shall be 
final, until reversed by the C. G. M., or the Grand 
Temple or Tabernacle. 

8. A member shall not speak more than once 
on the same subject, until all who wish to speak have 



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spoken; nor more than twice without permission from 
the C. M. No member shall speak longer than ten 
minutes. 

For full Rules of Order, see Manual. 

TABORIAN DIVISION. 

Section 1. — Temples that do not desire to as- 
sume the full Uniform Rank are hereby authorized 
to form what is known as the Taborian Division. 
Their regalia shall be as follows : Regulation cap (see 
Manual); front letters, T. D. P. Baldric four inches 
wide; colors, black in the center and scarlet on each 
side, trimmed with half -inch silver lace. The CM. 
and P. C. M. are required to have their full Uniform 
Rank regalia. See Manual. All members wear light - 
colored yellow gloves. Each member carries a jav- 
elin, iron-pointed, length five feet, one and a half 
inches in diameter; color, scarlet. When opening or 
working in the Plateau, these javelins are used in- 
stead of swords. 

Sec. 2. — When a new Temple is organized they 
form the Taborian Division, and are required to have 
their full regalia and badges within three months after 
being set to work. 

Sec. 3. — A Temple can change from the Taborian 
Division at any time to the Uniform Rank, when 
the entire membership obtain their uniform outfit. 
See Manual or Ritual. 

Sec. 4. — A Temple is authorized to receive and 
make ministers of the Gospel that are in charge of 
churches, or in the active work for the church, free 
of charge, and enroll them members of the Temple. 
If they pay dues and assessments, they shall receive 
all benefits, the same as other members. If they do 
not pay dues and assessments, they remain members, 
but do not receive benefits when sick or the Taborian 



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burial, nor do their heirs receive any part of the Ta- 
borian Endowment. They enjoy all other privileges 
of the Order. 

Sec. 5. — A Taborian clergyman's dress and re- 
galia shall be, for all occasions, a black suit and 
black hat and Taborian badge (see Manual), and 
brown gloves. 

KULES OF BUSINESS. 

1. Opening at the proper hour in the Fourth 
Degree. See Form of Opening in the Ritual. Just 
before the C. M. proclaims the Plateau open, all 
signs are given from the first degree to the last. 
Seven members shall be a quorum for all business 
of the Plateau, either for the Taborian Division or 
Rank. 

2. Reading the proceedings of the last regular 
and intervening sessions, correcting and approval. 

3. Report of the Board of Attendants read and 
acted on. 

4. Report of the Board of Judges read and 
disposed of. 

5. Reports of Special Committees read and 
acted on. 

6. Receiving and reading petitions and transfers 
for membership. 

7. Balloting on petitions and transfers. The C. 
M. announces the result. 

8. Calling the roll, and collecting dues, fines and 
assessments, etc. 

9. Unfinished business, to be attended to if there 
is any. 

10. New business, motions and resolutions. Un- 
der this head all official notices are read and acted 
on, and the correspondence is read and disposed of. 

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11. Quarterly reports of the C. S. and C. T- 
are made of the condition of the Temple, of the re- 
ceipts and disbursements for the quarter. This report 
is made at the stated sessions in March, June, Sep- 
tember and December, and sent to the C. G. M. 

12. The C. M. lectures in the degrees, especially 
the Fourth Degree. He must cause the members to 
become familiar with all the signs and their meaning, 
and the tokens, and words. Any Knight who can 
repeat the Fourth Degree Lecture by heart can prove 
that he is a Taborian Knight at any time. 

13. From work to rest; closing form. See Rit- 
ual, pages 69 to 70. All signs are given from last 
to first. 

MANUAL. 

The Manual of General Laws should be carefully 
read by all members of our Order. Any Knight who 
desires to acquaint himself concerning the laws and 
government of the International Order of Twelve 
should own the Manual and Taborian Constitution. 
They are not secret books, and may be read by any 
person. Get the Manual, and you will learn everything 
connected with our great Order. 

Temples can fill out the blanks in this book that 
are vacant, the name and number of the Temple, and 
the months, etc.,. etc. 

BALLOTING ON PETITION. 

Every application for membership shall be bal- 
loted for separately, at a stated session. The ballot- 
box shall be placed on the altar, the C. S. calling 
the roll, and the members voting as their names are 
called. The ballots shall be white and black. Should 
four or more black balls appear in the box, the ap- 



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plicant shall be declared by the C. M. rejected. If 
there is any doubt, and for fear that a mistake has 
been made, the vote may be had over. The C. M. 
examines the ballots, and announces the election or 
rejection. 

ELECTION TO MEMBERSHIP. 

When an applicant has been elected, and fails 
to present himself for initiation or admission within 
three months after being notified (unless prevented 
by unavoidable reasons), he shall forfeit the amount 
that has been paid to the Temple. When an ap- 
plicant has been rejected, his money shall be returned 
to him, and he is permitted to petition again, at the 
expiration of three months, to the same Temple, or 
any other in the same city, or wherever the applicant 
resides. 

MEN WHO CAN NOT BECOME MEMBERS. 

Temples are prohibited from receiving and mak- 
ing members of men who are dealers in spirituous or 
malt liquors, saloon-keepers, bar-tenders, men who 
have served a time in prison, criminals, drunkards, 
men who have but one arm or leg. (A man to be 
received must have both arms and legs.) 



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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-Continued. 



1. When a C. G. M. or P. C. G. M. visits the 
Temple, he must be received with the grand honors. 
(See Manual.) 

2. When a Grand Officer visits the Temple, he 
must be received standing. (See Manual.) 

3. All officers in open Temple shall be addressed 
by the titles of their respective offices, all members 
as Sir Knights; these titles only to be used in open 
Temple, or when on duty or parade. 

4. When it is necessary to get the sense of the 
Temple on any question or resolution, it must be 
done by motion and seconded, and stated by the 
Presiding Officer, and decided by the voting sign. 

5. When an officer is absent from a meeting of 
the Temple, the C. M. may appoint a member to 
fill that office pro tern. 

6. When an office is made vacant by death, 
resignation, or for any other cause, the C. M. shall 
appoint a member to fulfill the duties until the next 
regular election. 

7. The C. M. shall control the business of the 
Temple, and determine the time to close without a 
motion. 

8. The regular business of the Temple shall be 
done according to the rules of business. 

9. The C. M. is authorized to suspend a member 
when he will not come to order when he is requested 
to by the CM. The suspension will hold good until 
the next regular session, and then the case is referred 
to the Board of Judges, they meet and investigate 
the matter, and decide to report their decision to 
the same session. The Temple can adopt their de- 
cision or take further action in the case. The penalty 



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for this offense is apology, fine, suspension, indefin- 
ite or definite; either one of the penalties can be 
adopted. 

10. The C. M. is required to represent his Tem- 
ple in the Grand Session. If it is impossible for him 
to attend, the V.-M. must meet the Grand Session. 
If neither are present, the Temple is not represented. 
Proxies are not permitted in any Grand Session. The 
C. M. or V.-M. is required to wear the full Uniform 
Rank Regalia at the Grand Session, provided he is 
not a clergyman; if he is, he wears the Minister's 
outfit. 

11. Quarterly Pass (see Manual). C. M.s are 
required to enforce this law. Read it carefully. 

12. Regular Sessions (see Manual). This is the 
general law, and C. G. M.s must enforce it. 

13. Installing Ceremony of the Temple Officers 
(see Manual). This is the general law. Read it 
carefully. 

14. Burial Service (see Manual). This is the 
general law. Read it carefully. 

15. Annual Sermon (see Manual). This is the 
general law, and must be obeyed; there is no power 
that can change the day; our Order is a unit, and 
all Temples, Tabernacles, Palatiums and Tents are 
required to have the sermon preached on the day 
named in the Manual; the I. C. G. M. or C. G. M. 
can not order it any other day. Read this law 
carefully. 

16. Suspensions and Expulsions (see Manual). 
Every member of the Taborian Order, for any offense, 
shall have a fair and impartial trial, in accordance 
with the laws of the Order. 

17. Honorary Members (see Manual) . Read this 
law carefully. 



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IS. Ritualistic Work of the Taborian Order. Read 
this law carefully. (See Manual.) 

19. Full Uniform (see Manual). This law refers 
alone to a Uniform Rank Temple, who have the full 
uniform. The creation of the Taborian Division is 
not affected by this law. 

20. 777— Organization— 333 (see Manual). This 
is the Taborian holiday, and every Knight must cele- 
brate the day in some form. Temples, Tabernacles, 
Palatiums and Tents are required to celebrate the 
day on which the Order was called into life. If the 
12th of August should fall on a Sunday, celebrate 
the previous Saturday, or the next Monday following 
thereafter. 

21. For Taborian Forms (see Manual) . The forms 
can not be printed by any Temple, Tabernacle, Pa- 
latium or Tent. The Grand Temple and Tabernacle 
is alone authorized to furnish blank forms to its 
members. 

22. Work and Business of Members (see Manual) . 
The general law. Read it very carefully. 

23. Rights of Members (see Manual). This is 
the general law. Read it very carefully. 

24. The Degrees (see Manual) . This is the general 
law. Read it carefully. 

25. Form of Temple House (see Manual). Any 
carpenter can make a Temple House ; Uny painter can 
paint and letter it. 

26. Temple Furniture and Altar (see Manual). 

27. Sickness (see Manual).. This is the general 
law. Read it very carefully. 

28. Real Estate (see Manual). Read this care- 
fully, and prepare to buy and build a hall. It is 
best to form a joint-stock association and divide the 
cost of ground and building into shares, each member 

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taking all the shares he or she desires. The advan- 
tage of the share plan is, if you lose your membership, 
it will not affect your ownership in the building. But 
you must be a member at the time you bought the 
shares. 

29. Temple Plateau (see Manual). These are 
the only names of the hall or place where the Knights 
hold their sessions; members must not use any other 
names. 

30. Quarterly Reports (see Manual) . This is the 
general law. The C. S. must not fail to send the 
C. G. M. the report as the law directs. Read the 
law carefully. 

31. Benefits. New members can not receive ben- 
eficiary dues, or be buried at the expense of the Tem- 
ple, until they have been members four consecutive 
months. 

32. A Member who has been suspended or ex- 
pelled, and has been reinstated, can not receive bene- 
ficiary dues, or be buried at the expense of the Temple, 
until four full months after he has been restored to 
membership. 

33. Suspensions. A member who is- suspended 
for non-payment of monthly dues and assessments 
can be restored to membership by complying with the 
regulations of the Temple. A Temple is authorized 
to make laws governing this matter. A member can 
not be suspended for non-payment of dues during the 
time he is sick, so as to prevent him from pursuing 
his avocation. 

34. Criminals. A member who is tried and con- 
victed in a court of justice, and sentenced to serve 
a time in prison, at the first regular session of the 
Temple after said conviction the C. M. shall announce 
in open session that "Sir having been con- 



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victed and sentenced to serve a time in prison, I 
now and here declare that he is expelled from all 
the rights and privileges of the International Order 
of Twelve." The C. S. makes a record of the ex- 
pulsion, and notifies the C. G. S. A man who has 
served a time in prison can not be made a Knight 
of Tabor. 

35. A Knight who has been elected and installed 
into the office of Chief Mentor, if he is removed from 
the office any time before serving the Taborian year 
out, he is a past CM. with all of its honors, as long 
as he is a member of a Temple, and can fill any office, 
except C. G. M. or V.-G. M. 

36. The business and doings of the Temple must 
not be talked about or discussed in any place but 
within the walls of the Temple, no talking on Tem- 
ple business on the streets or in private or public 
houses. When a member is proved guilty of expos- 
ing the business or secrets of the Order, he must be 
expelled. 

37. Chief Mentors are required to give the mem- 
bers of his Temple careful instruction in the several 
obligations, and impress them of the necessity of obey- 
ing their oath in letter and spirit. The obligation, if 
obeyed, makes true Knights of Tabor. 

38. Every Knight of Tabor should wear a pin 
or small emblem to show that he is a member of 
the Taborian Order, and that he is proud to be a 
member of the International Order of Twelve. The 
pin is worn on the left breast of the vest or coat. 
Emblems are attached to the guard chain, or hung 
with bar and chain on the left breast of the vest. 
The emblematic ring is worn on the left-hand ring 
finger. 

39. The International Order of Twelve of Knights 



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and Daughters of Tabor is original, and does not 
borrow anything from any other order or society; 
everything about it was created and invented by 
the founder. The members are to remember that 
the Taborian Order is governed by its own laws, 
and not by the laws of any other order or society. 

TAKE SPECIAL NOTICE. 

40. The Small Constitutions that have been used 
by the Temples are hereby declared void and of no 
force. The Taborian Constitutions take the place of 
them, and with the new Manual (published A. D. 1907) 
are the only constitutional laws for the government 
of the International Order of Twelve. 

AMENDMENTS. 

41. This Temple Constitution can be amended 
by all the Temples in the jurisdiction of the Grand 
Temple and Tabernacle petitioning to the Grand Ses- 
sions, stating just what part of the laws they desire 
amended. If the amendment is adopted by the unan- 
imous vote of the Grand Sessions of the Grand Tem- 
ple and Tabernacle, a certified copy of the amendment 
or amendments is forwarded by the C. G. Scribes to 
the I. C. G. S., and he reads each separate copy in 
the Triennial Grand Session. If the amendment is 
adopted by a unanimous vote of the Triennial Session, 
it becomes a law. 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

The Knights of Tabor are required to take the 
Daughters of Tabor Degrees in their Temple, and 
not in the Tabernacle. They are given by obligation 
and instruction. The CM. shall attend to this duty. 



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The Taborian order is a secret organization, 
and if the degrees are to be given properly, the hall 
must be furnished with all the instruments and im- 
plements that are required to do the work. This 
can not be accomplished, unless the hall is controlled 
by the Taborian members; therefore, if you have 
to rent a hall, do not rent from other orders, but 
rent the hall, and then if you have days or nights 
to spare, you can rent to other orders or societies. 
If you control the hall, then you can use it any time 
you want it. 

The men are required to take the Temple De- 
grees, and be members of a Temple, before they 
can take the Daughters' Degrees. A Deputy, or- 
ganizing a Tabernacle, is required to strictly obey 
this law. 

DEPUTY GRAND MENTORS. 

The Commission of a Deputy Grand Mentor 
gives full authority. They are warned and requested 
not to assume authority unless they have it — it may 
create confusion. 

CHIEF MENTORS. 

The success of a Temple depends largely upon 
the CM. If he is energetic and enforces the laws, 
the Temple will succeed. He is a leader. He must 
give every part of the law that refers to Temples, 
in the Manual and Taborian Constitutions, careful 
study; read them, and know them. The C. M. 
must not govern the Temple by what he thinks. 
He is required to govern by the laws of the Order, 
and not by any other law. He must be firm and 
straightforward, calm and pleasant, and enforce the 
laws without fear or favor. He shall be perfect in 



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the degrees and lectures. And in giving the degrees 
he should not omit any part of them. He must have 
his Temple meet at the hour fixed by the By-Laws, 
and make the sessions pleasant and agreeable. He 
should .remember that he is the Presiding Officer, 
and he should be punctual, and be an example for 
his members in everything that is required to make 
a successful Temple. 

GRAND DUES. 

A Temple is required to pay grand dues annually . 
If the C. M. or V.-M. can not attend the Grand 
Session, the C. S. must send the grand dues to the 
C. G. S., and he reports to the Grand Session. 



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International Order of Twelve. 
777 - 333 



Form of By-Laws, Regulations and Book- 

keeping, and the Enforcing of the 

Taborian Law. 



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In Solo Deo Salus." 



FORM OF TEMPLE BY-LAWS AND 
REGULATIONS. 



ARTICLE I. 



Section 1. — This Temple shall be known by the 
name of Temple, No 

Sec. 2. — The hour to assemble in session shall 
be .... o'clock P. M. in the winter and autumn 
months, and at .... P. M. in the spring and summer 
months. 

Sec. 3. — All members must be present at the 

hour of opening, or pay a fine of cents, unless 

they are excused by a majority vote of the Temple. 

Sec. 4. — A member who is not present at roll- 
call shall be fined cents, unless excused by 

a two-thirds vote of the members present. 

Sec. 5. — If a member fails to pay his fine within 
thirty days after it is assessed, he shall be suspended 
without action of the session, and remain suspended 
until all fines, dues and assessments are paid. 

ARTICLE II. 

Section 1. — The Temple shall have a regular 

monthly session on the in each month. 

There must be twelve regular sessions each year. t 

Sec. 2. — The C. M. can call special sessions at 
any time, if he finds it necessary. 



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Sec. 3. — The regular session shall be opened in 
the Fourth Degree, in the form prescribed in the 
Ritual. All signs and words must be given from the 
First Degree to the Fourth Degree. 

Sec. 4. — The Quarterly Pass and the Regular 
Pass must be given when opening, and at the door 
when opened. 

Sec. 5. — The business shall be conducted by the 
Rules of Business. See Temple Constitution. 

ARTICLE III. 

FEES AND DUES. 

Section 1. — The fees for the full four degrees 
shall be $6.00. The fee must come with the petition, 
or it can not be acted on. 

Sec. 2. — The monthly dues for each member shall 

be per month. The monthly dues shall be 

enough to cover all regular assessments. None but 
Fourth Degree members pay dues. 

Sec. 3. — The degrees in a chartered Temple are 
required to be given in the form laid down in the 
Ritual, from the first to the last. It is best to give 
one degree at each session. 

ARTICLE IV. 

BENEFITS. 

Section 1. — A member, to receive sick benefits, 
must have the full if our degrees, and have been in 
good standing, as per Constitution. See Temple 
Constitution. 

Sec. 2. — Each member shall receive $. . . . per 
week during the time he is sick, and is prevented 
from pursuing his usual avocation. 



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Sec. 3. — When a member is sick and needs the 
attention of his Brother Knights, the Chairman of 
the Board of Attendants is required to inform the 
C. M. 

Sec. 4. — The Board of Attendants must have the 
names of all members on their books, and when a 
member needs attendance, the Chairman of the Board, 
by order of the C. M., commences at the foot of the 
roll, and notifies the members to sit up with the sick 
Brother Knight. 

Sec. 5. — A member can not be suspended for 
non-payment of monthly dues during the time he is 
sick in bed; his dues shall be paid out of his weekly 
benefit money. 

Sec. 6. — The sick benefit is to be paid regularly 
by the Board of Attendants, until convalescence or 
death, and payable every week, commencing at the 
date when the member was taken sick. 

ARTICLE V. 

FINES. 

Section 1. — It is not the intention of the founder 
of the Temple, in giving a code of laws, to compel 
Sir Knights to do their duty; that is made plain by 
their obligation, constitution, regulations and rules. 
A Sir Knight who will not do his plain duty, without 
being compelled, is not fit to remain a member of 
the Temple ; therefore, these fines are not assessed to 
make Sir Knights better, but are imposed for neglect 
or forgetfulness of duty. 

1. For a failure to meet a regular assembly, and 
not having a lawful excuse, shall be fined 

2. For not being present at the hour of opening, 
not having a lawful excuse, shall be fined 

3. For not attending at the bedside of a sick 
Sir Knight, when ordered by the C. M. or Board 



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of Attendants, not having a lawful excuse, shall be 
fined not less than $ 

4. For not attending the funeral of a Sir Knight, 
not having a lawful excuse, shall be fined not less 
than!. .... 

5. For not coming to order when requested by 
the C. M., shall be fined 

6. All fines must be paid within one month after 
they are assessed ; for neglecting to pay, unless other- 
wise ordered by the Temple, at a regular session, the 
member shall be suspended until his fine, dues and 
assessments are paid. 

7. The only lawful excuse is a Knight's sick- 
ness or sickness in the family, or absence from the 
city or town. 

All that a Temple needs to do is to fill out the 
blanks in these By-Laws, and they do not need any 
more By-Laws. Study the Temple Constitution in 
this book carefully, and the Manual. 

FORM OF KEEPING THE JOURNAL OF BUSINESS. 

, A. D. 19... 

Temple, No. . . . , of the Knights of Tabor, 

assembled the A. O. T. at .... o'clock 

P. M., and opened in the degree. Officers all 

on duty, except (naming the office). The C. 

M. appoints Sir Knights to attend to their 

duties pro tern. 

If it is a stated session, proceed with the rules. 

1. The proceedings of the last regular and inter- 
vening sessions are read, corrected, and approved. 

2. The Board of Attendants make a report as 

follows : On motion, 

it was received and approved. 

3. The Board of Judges make a report, as fol- 
lows : On motion, 

it was referred back (or approved). 

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4. The petition of Mr was read, and 

on motion it was received. 

5. The petition of Mr was balloted 

on, and he was elected (or rejected). 

The roll was called, and dues collected as follows : 

Monthly dues .$ 00 00 

Taxes 00 00 

Fines 00 00 

Petition money 00 00 

Total received $000 00 

Brought forward. . . 000 00 

Total in treasury $000 00 

Amount paid out — 

For (name what it is paid out for) $ 00 00 

For " " " " 00 00 

For " " " " 00. 00 

For " " " " 00 00 

Total paid out $000 00 

Balance in treasury $000 00 

6. If there was any unfinished business left over 
from the last or intervening sessions, attend to it, 
and let the minutes show what it was, and what 
was done. 

7. The minutes must show all the new business 
that was done. 

8. The reports of special committees. 

9. The correspondence is read and disposed of. 

10. Special committees appointed. 

11. The variety of business that must come up 
in the Temple. 

(I give this as an outline of how to keep the 
minutes of the Temple.) 

Let your minutes show the financial condition 
of the Temple at the closing of each session. The 

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journal must show all the business that was transacted 
at each session. 

WHAT THE C. S. NEEDS IN HIS OFFICE. 

1. The C. S. is required to have a tablet, to 
take the minutes on during a session. 2. A journal, 
to record the proceedings of each session — this must 
be carefully kept. 3. A roll book, to keep the ac- 
counts with the members. If it is in a city, this book 
must have the street and number of each member. 

4. A warrant book, for drawing money from the 
treasurer. 5. A receipt book, with stubs. 6. Pens, 
ink, letter-heads and envelopes. 7. A seal press of 
the Temple, to impress official papers. 8. Postal 
cards, to notify members of meetings. 

TEMPLE. 

The Burial Committee of the Temple shall con- 
sist of 12 members, as follows: The C. M., V.-M., 

5. C, C. T., C, 0., C. D., C. St., Chairman of the 
Board of Judges, the Chairman of the Board of At- 
tendance and the three C. Guards, whose duty shall 
be to meet at the hall or place near the home of the 
deceased and go to the house, get the body and bring 
it to the church. After the church services they shall 
take the body and deposit it in the grave. The other 
members shall march with the body as far as may be 
decided by a majority vote of the members present. 
Then the members shall return to the hall and close 
the Temple in order. 



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In Solo Deo Salus" 



International Order of Twelve. 



Constitution and Rules of Order of 

the Ladies' Tabernacle of the 

Daughters of Tabor. 



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j 



International Order of Twelve, 



CONSTITUTION OF THE LADIES' TABER- 
NACLE OF THE DAUGHTERS 
OF TABOR. 



ARTICLE L 



NAME. 



Section 1. — This Tabernacle shall be known by 

name as Tabernacle, No , 

City of ......... State of 

ARTICLE II. 

OFFICERS. 

1. Tharbis — or High Priestess H. P. 

2. Amisis — or Vice-Priestess V.-P. 

3. Sesotheni— or Chief Recorder C. R. 

4. Seraphis — or Chief Treasurer « C. Tr. 

5. Hyerego — or Chief Priestess. . C. Ps. 

6. Abassine — or Inner Sentinel I. St. 

7. Lybenus — or Outer Sentinel O. St. 

8. Meroes — or Tribunes C. Te. 

9. Meroes— or Tribunes C. Te. 

10. Meroes— or Tribunes C. Te. 

11. Hespers — or Board of Examiners B. E. 

12. Hespers — or Board of Examiners B. E. 

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13. Hespers — or Board of Examiners B. E. 

14. Cyrenes — or Board of Visitors B. V. 

15. Cyrenes — or Board of Visitors B. V. 

16. Cyrenes — or Board of Visitors B. V. 

Sec. 2. — The officers shall be elected at the reg- 
ular session in the month of , and installed 

on or before the last Wednesday in the month of 

, of each year, unless a dispensation is 

obtained from the C. G. M., altering the time. 

Sec. 3. — A majority of all votes will be necessary 
to elect; the Tribunes to act as tellers, and announce 
the vote and result. 

Sec. 4. — The Board of Visitors and Board of 
Examiners shall be appointed by the High Priestess 

at the regular session in the month of , or 

at the installation. 

Sec. 5 — To make the business of the Tabernacle 
legal, the warrant must be in the hall or room where 
the Tabernacle opens. The High Priestess or Vice- 
Priestess and warrant must be present, or the Taber- 
nacle can not open. Should it happen that the above 
officers are sick, or out of the city, or disqualified 
and can not be present, the members must apply by 
petition to the Chief Grand Mentor for a dispensation 
to open the Tabernacle. 

Sec. 6. — Seven members shall constitute a quo- 
rum for any business of the Tabernacle. No session 
can be held, nor any business be legally transacted, 
unless a quorum be present, or a dispensation be 
granted by the Grand Chief. 

ARTICLE III. 

DUTIES OF OFFICERS. 

Section 1. — It shall be the duty of the H. P. 
to preside at all sessions of the Tabernacle; call 

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special sessions when business requires them; decide 
all questions of order or rules; sign all money war- 
rants; preserve order; enforce the laws; instruct the 
candidates in the several degrees; and cause the 
members to learn the Ritual. 

VICE-PRIESTESS. 

Sec. 2.— The V.-P. shall fill the duties of the H. P. 
when she is absent from the session or out. of the city. 

CHIEF RECORDER. 

Sec. 3. — It shall be the duty of the C. R. to 
keep the proceedings of each session and the busi- 
ness under proper heads. She shall have the min- 
ute, roll and account books in her possession. She 
shall issue all notices, draw all warrants on the 
Treasurer, receive and record all money received into 
the treasury, make an annual report in full to the 
Grand Temple and Tabernacle, and report every 
three months the condition of the Tabernacle to the 
members and the Grand Chief. She shall notify the 
C. G. S. within five days after the expulsion of 
members, and for what they were expelled, and 
fill out, sign and seal all certificates, by order of the 
Tabernacle. 

VICE-RECORDER. 

Sec. 4 — The Vice-Recorder is appointed by the 
H. P. It shall be the duty of the V.-R. to assist 
the C. R. in her several duties, and to attend to all 
the business of the office in the absence of the C. 
R. It shall be the V.-R.'s duty to correspond with 
other Tabernacles, and conduct the correspondence 
pf the Tabernacle. 



CHIEF TREASURER. 

Sec. 5.— It shall be the duty of the C. Tr. to 
receive the funds coming into the Tabernacle from 
the C. R., and give receipt for the same, keep an 
accurate account and pay all warrants. She shall 
report the condition of the treasury every three 
months to the Tabernacle. All money coming into 
the treasury, except a certain amount fixed by the 
Tabernacle, shall be banked in the name of the Tab- 
ernacle, and the bank-book kept by the C. Tr. No 
money can be drawn from the treasury but by war- 
rant signed by the H, P., and countersigned by the 
C. R., with the seal of the Tabernacle, every war- 
rant dated and numbered. The C. Tr. shall give a 
bond to the trustees for any amount agreed on by 
the Tabernacle, with two sufficient securities, for the 
application of the Tabernacle money, under the or- 
der of the Tabernacle, before entering upon her duty 
as C. Tr. She shall hold her office until her successor 
is qualified. 

CHIEF PRIESTESS. 

Sec. 6. — The C. Ps. shall be present at every 
session and open it with devotional exercises, give 
counsel to the sick members, and instruct candidates 
on the sacredness of their obligation. 

INNER AND OUTER SENTINELS. 

Sec. 7. — It shall be the duty of the I. St. and 
O. St. to guard the entrance to the Tabernacle, 
and perform such other duties as are found in the 
Ritual. 

TRIBUNES. 

Sec. 8.— It shall be the duty of the Tribunes 
to assist the H. P. in conferring the degrees, and 



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arrange the hall for sessions, conduct all public busi- 
ness under the direction of the H. P., and attend 
every session. They shall be members of the Taber- 
nacle during their term of office. A Tribune must 
be a member of a Temple. If the Tabernacle can 
not get Knights to serve in the office, the H. P. can 
appoint Daughters to serve. 

BOARD OF VISITORS. 

Sec. 9. — This Board shall consist of three mem- 
bers, whose duty it shall be to visit the members 
in regular order, and report any that are sick and 
need aid and attendance. Their business is to at- 
tend and report to the H. P. the condition of the 
members. They shall cause warrants to be drawn 
on the treasury for all weekly benefits, and pay it 
to the member. They shall report their business to 
every regular session in a written report, signed by 
all the Board. 

BOARD OF EXAMINERS. 

Sec. 10. — This Board shall consist of three mem- 
bers, whose duty it shall be to examine any matters 
or business of the Tabernacle that is referred to them. 
They shall prepare candidates for the degrees, and 
shall conduct visitors to -proper seats. They shall 
make a written report to every regular session, signed 
by all the Board. 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES. 

Sec. 11. — The Board of Trustees shall be the 
following officers of the Tabernacle: The High Priest- 
ess, Vice-Priestess and Chief Priestess. During their 

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term of office it shall be their duty to look after the 
material interests of the Tabernacle, and audit the 
books and accounts of the C. R. and C. Tr. annually, 
and report at the stated session in May. 

ARTICLE IV. 

MEMBERSHIP. 

Section 1. — The Tabernacle shall not initiate in- 
to the mysteries of the Order any woman who is not 
a lady in actions, manners and disposition, of sound 
mind, healthy, free from bodily infirmities, a firm be- 
liever in the Supreme Being, and aged not less than 
sixteen years, nor more than fifty-five years. 

Sec. 2. — All applications for membership shall be 
by petition, with name and residence, inclosing fees 
of $4.00, and physician's certificate, with the name 
of a member as the recommender. The petition shall 
be read at the stated session, and if the petitioner 
is well known to the members, the ballot may be 
had immediately; if the petitioner is not well known 
to the members, the petition must be referred to 
the Board of Examiners, to be reported on at the 
next stated session, and on their report a ballot must 
be had. 

BALLOTING ON PETITION. 

Sec. 3. — Every application for membership shall 
be balloted for separately, at a stated session. The 
ballot-box shall be placed in the Tabernacle House, 
the C. R. calling the roll, and the members vot- 
ing as their names are called. The ballots shall 
be white and black. Should four or more black 
balls appear in the box, the applicant shall be de- 
clared by the H. P. rejected. If there is any doubt , 



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and for fear that a mistake has been made, the 
vote may be had over. The Board of Examiners 
examines the ballots, and announces the election or 
rejection. 

ELECTION TO MEMBERSHIP. 

Sec. 4. — When an applicant has been elected, 
and fails to present herself for initiation or admission 
within three months after being notified (unless pre- 
vented by unavoidable reasons), she shall forfeit the 
amount that has been paid to the Tabernacle. When 
an applicant has been rejected, her money shall be 
returned to her, and she is permitted to petition 
again, at the expiration of three months, to the same 
Tabernacle, or any other in the same city, or wherever 
the applicant resides. 

ARTICLE V. 

THE DEGREES. 

Section 1.- — The degrees of the Tabernacle shall 
be known and styled as: (1) Adoption; (2) Advance; 
(3) The Sealed Daughter; (4) Saba Me roe. The can- 
didate must receive the full four degrees before she 
can become a member. The degrees may be con- 
ferred at one session, but it is best for the candi- 
dates that they be conferred at separate sessions — 
one degree at a time. The degrees must be given 
at a session called for that purpose. The degrees 
shall be conferred in the form found in the Ritual, 
and careful instruction must be given in each degree, 
so that the novice will be able to separate the work 
in each degree. 

Sec. 2'. — No degree shall be conferred unless the 
fee has been paid to the C. R. The fees shall be 
named in the By-Laws of the Tabernacle. 

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ARTICLE VI. 



MEMBERS. 



Section 1. — Every member shall pay into the 
treasury as monthly dues the sum fixed in the By- 
Laws, the dues to commence at the first stated session 
after receiving Saba Meroe. 

BENEFITS. 

Sec. 2. — Every member who has passed the pro- 
bation four months (a new member can not receive 
benefits until after having been a member four months) , 
shall be entitled to weekly benefits and other benefits 
prescribed in this Constitution. 

ARTICLE VII. 

DUTIES OF MEMBERS. 

Section 1. — It shall be the duty of every mem- 
ber to be present at, and assist in, the business of 
every regular or called session of the Tabernacle. 

Sec. 2. — The members shall attend, in regular 
order, to the comforts and needs of sick members, 
when notified by the Presiding Officer or Board of 
Visitors. 

Sec. 3. — Members must cultivate true friendship 
for each other, live together in love and harmony, 
and defend and protect the good name of every true 
Daughter. 

Sec. 4. — That the business and expense of the 
Tabernacle may be kept in a healthy condition, and 
be a benefit to all of its members, it is the imperative 
duty of every member to pay her dues and assessments 
punctually and regularly. 

Sec. 5. — It is the duty of a member who is about 
to take a journey, and be gone from home for a short 



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or a long time, to take a certificate and financial card 
as an evidence to other Tabernacles that she, the 
bearer, is in good standing. 

Sec. 6. — It is the duty of home members to make 
the visits of members of sister Tabernacles pleasant 
and agreeable. Remember, that all Daughters are 
included in the Grand Chain. 

Sec. 7. — Aid and support the officers in their 
several duties; be a prop and stay to them, that the 
Tabernacle may maintain a good name in the com- 
munity. Finally, let the members, officers and all, 
try their very best to make our Tabernacle the most 
pleasant place to meet in on earth, and the Daughters 
a pattern of social friendship. 

ARTICLE VIII. 

BENEFITS AND RIGHTS. 

Section 1. — Every member shall be entitled to 
the following benefits and rights : 

1. She shall have the right to visit and meet 
in her own or any other Tabernacle. 

2. She shall have the right to turn out with her 
own or any other Tabernacle in public procession. 

3. She shall have the right to take part in any 
business of the Tabernacle of which she may be a 
member. 

4. It is her right to receive, when sick, so as 
to need the attention of the members, the regular 
weekly benefits, and attendance of the Daughters. 
She shall furnish the Board with a doctor's certificate 
stating nature of the sickness. 

5. It is her right to receive, when $>oor and 
needy, aid and comfort from every Daughter or Sir 
Knight. 

6. It is her right to travel with a certificate 

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from her Tabernacle, and be received into any other 
Tabernacle. 

7. It is her right to receive an honorable inter- 
ment by the members of the Tabernacle, and when 
she has breathed her last on earth, loving hands will 
prepare her remains for burial. 

8. The above rights and benefits are only given 
to Saba Meroe Daughters. 

9. And when they do not receive them from 
the Tabernacle, it is evident that they are not in 
good standing, and have forfeited their rights by some 
action contrary to rule and law. 

ARTICLE IX. 

FORFEITURE OF BENEFITS AND RIGHTS. 

Section 1. — When members permit their dues to 
remain unpaid for three months, the C. R. shall an- 
nounce the name of the member at any regular ses- 
sion, stating that the member is three months in 
arrears; if the member fails to pay within thirty days 
after the announcement, she forfeits her right to all 
the benefits of the Tabernacle until all dues and as- 
sessments are paid. No other notice is given but this. 
The forfeit means suspension, without further action 
or any other notification. 

Sec. 2. — A member who is suspended for a defi- 
nite or indefinite time forfeits her right to all the 
benefits of the Tabernacle, until she is restored. 

Sec. 3. — A member who is expelled is dead to 
every right and privilege, and forfeits her right to 
all the benefits of the Tabernacle, and that fact must 
be reported to the C. G. S. within five days after 
her expulsion. An expelled member can not be re- 
stored to membership, except by the following rule: 
She can petition to the Tabernacle. When the H. P. 



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receives the petition, she calls a special session, by 
notifying all the members to meet and act on the 
petition. It requires a unanimous vote of all the 
members present to restore her to membership. The 
vote is taken by ballot — white and black balls; the 
white balls elect, black balls reject. 

ARTICLE X. 

THE GRAND TEMPLE AND TABERNACLE. 

Section 1. — The High Priestess represents the 
Tabernacle in the Grand Session. 

Sec. 2. — A Tabernacle has four votes in the Grand 
Session, the votes to be cast by the High Priestess. 

TABERNACLE. 

Sec. 3.— The Tabernacle is required to bear the 
expenses of their Delegates to and from the Annual or 
Called Session of the Grand Temple and Tabernacle. 

Sec. 4. — The C. R. sends to the Annual Grand 
Session a full list of names of the officers and members, 
with the name and number of the Tabernacle, and 
the amount of money due to ' the Grand Temple and 
Tabernacle; also, the number that have been received 
during the year, the names of those who have died, 
been suspended or expelled during the year. 

Sec. 5. — The Tabernacle shall pay into the treas- 
ury of the Grand Temple and Tabernacle 

annually for each member. 

Sec. 6. — A Tabernacle that fails to report to the 
Grand Session shall be visited by the Grand Chief, or 
his deputy; and if he finds it is only neglect on the 
part of the members, he shall arrest their warrant 
and report to the Grand Session. 

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ARTICLE XL 

OF TABERNACLES. 

Section 1. — The Tabernacle is intimately con- 
nected with the Temple, and under the same general 
government; therefore they meet in the same hall 
or place. 

Sec. 2. — Tabernacles must have, within six 
months after they are warranted, all their furniture 
and paraphernalia needed to do their work and 
business. 

Sec. 3. — The furniture is a Tabernacle House, 
stations and tables for the C. R., C. Tr. and H. P.; 
rods for the I. St. and 0. St. ; a crook for the C. Ps. ; 
and a chair for each member; pins in the reception 
room for the working coronets and regalia, and closets 
in the preparation room. The Tabernacle House shall 
be furnished with five candlesticks, two cups, a pair 
of golden shoes, a small Bible, a ball of wool, a roll 
of flax, a girdle made of white, purple and scarlet 
(the girdle is eight feet long), a pink robe to represent 
valor, a white robe to represent truth, and a blue 
robe to represent honor. 

ARTICLE XII. 

Section 1.— The dress of the Daughters shall be 
as described in the Manual of General Laws. 

Sec. 2. — The regalia shall be as described in the 
Manual of General Laws. 

Sec. 3. — The General Laws and Taborian Con- 
stitutions must be read in open session of the Tab- 
ernacle, from time to time, until all members are fa- 
miliar with the laws governing the International Order 
of Twelve; every member should own a Manual and 
Taborian Constitution, with the Rituals as their own 
private property. The Manual and Taborian Con- 



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stitutions are not secret books, they are our Books 
of Laws; any person may read them. 

ARTICLE XIII. 

PENALTIES AND TRIALS. 

Section 1. — Every member of the Tabernacle 
shall be in good standing who is not expelled, or sus- 
pended from the privileges and benefits. 

Sec. 2. — Every member neglecting to pay, and 
in arrears, and failing to comply with Article IX., 
Section 1, shall be suspended without further action, 
and remain suspended until all dues and assessments 
are paid. When the C. R. reports that they have 
paid up, they can be re-instated by action of the 
Tabernacle by a majority vote, or rejected by a 
majority vote. 

Sec. 3. — Disputes, grievances and difficulties be- 
tween members of the Tabernacle can be specified 
in writing to the H. P., who shall refer the matter 
to a committee of five discreet Daughters; this com- 
mittee shall call the parties before them, examine 
proofs and witnesses, and report their decision to the 
H. P. Should the members remain dissatisfied, the 
H. P. shall lay the whole matter before a called ses- 
sion of the Tabernacle, and it shall be decided by a 
two-thirds vote of all the members present. 

Sec. 4. — Any member who fails to attend the 
regular session of the Tabernacle, and is without a 
legal excuse (the only excuse is out of the city or 
sick), shall be fined as per By-Laws. If she neglects 
to pay her fine within thirty days, she shall be sus- 
pended until it is paid. Seats of officers who are 
absent for three consecutive sessions, unless excused 
by a vote of the Tabernacle, shall be declared vacant 
by the H. P., and others are appointed by her to 
fill the vacancy. 

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Sec. 5. — Any member violating her obligation, 
the laws, rules or regulations of the Constitution or 
By-Laws, disclosing the secrets or doings of the Tab- 
ernacle, or is found guilty of immoral conduct, using 
improper language, or refusing to come to order when 
the bell sounds or when requested by the Presiding 
Officer, shall be fined, suspended, or expelled, as may 
be determined by the Tabernacle, by a two-thirds 
vote of the members present. 

Sec. 6. — Any member found guilty of any crime 
in a criminal court, and who has been sentenced to 
prison, shall stand expelled (this announcement is 
made by the H. P.). As soon as positive proofs are 
had of the action of the court, then the expulsion 
shall continue for life. 

Sec. 7. — Any member who has been suspended 
or expelled can make an appeal to the Grand Temple 
and Tabernacle. In every instance the appeal must 
be given to the C. R. within ten days after the sus- 
pension or expulsion. The appeal must be in writing . 
The appeal shall be read in the Tabernacle, and an 
answer prepared by the Tabernacle, both documents 
to be forwarded to the C. G. S. (For further instruc- 
tion, see Manual.) 

ARTICLE XIV. 

PUBLIC PROCESSIONS. 

Section 1. — There can be but one public turnout 
during the year (without a dispensation from the 
C. G. M.), and that must be on the 12th day of 
August. This does not include funeral processions for 
the purpose of burying deceased members, and the 
annual sermon, nor installation. 



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ARTICLE XV. 



OFFICIAL SEAL. 



Section 1. — The Tabernacle shall have a seal 
with the name, number, city and State, with suitable 
devices, which shall be affixed to all the official pa- 
pers of the Tabernacle, an impression of which shall 
be filed in the office of the C. G. S. 

ARTICLE XVI. 

FEES AND DUES. 

Section 1. — The fees for the four degrees shall 
be regulated by the Grand Session, and published in 
the By-Laws. 

Sec. 2. — The monthly dues shall not be less than 
twenty-five cents per month. 

Sec. 3. — The burial tax shall be one dollar. This 
shall be paid at the first stated session after the funeral 
or in 30 days. 

ARTICLE XVII. 

BUSINESS. 

Section 1. — The H. P., when the Treasurer is 
not able to meet and pay all demands, shall have the 
power to assess the members pro rata, to make up 
the deficiency. 

Sec. 2.— All stated or business sessions must be 
held in the Fourth Degree. 

Sec. 3. — A member who is outside of the juris- 
diction of her Tabernacle, and becomes sick, may re- 
ceive her benefits and dues by writing to the C. R., 
and sending the attending physician's certificate, with 
directions how to send the money, and the name of 

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the nearest Tabernacle, with the name of the C. R. 
of that Tabernacle. 

Sec. 4. — A Daughter being sick in the jurisdiction 
of another Tabernacle can apply to that Tabernacle 
for the weekly benefit, and receive it, provided she 
can furnish acceptable proof that she is in good stand- 
ing at home. The Tabernacle that pays the sojourn- 
er's benefit must give notice to the Tabernacle to 
which the sojourner belongs, and draw from that 
Tabernacle the amount disbursed for its member. 

Sec. 5. — Not more than four weeks' benefit shall 
be paid on applications of Sections 3 and 4 at one 
time; that is, if the member is sick a longer time 
than four weeks, warrant for money must be sent to 
her Tabernacle every four weeks. 

ARTICLE XVIII. 

RULES OF BUSINESS. 

Section 1. — The Tabernacle is required to con- 
form to these rules strictly — to the letter as well as 
the spirit. 

For Stated or Monthly Sessions. 

1. At the hour fixed by the By-Laws, the Pre- 
siding Officer shall call the Tabernacle to order, and 
open in form in the Fourth Degree. 

2. The minutes of the last stated and called 
sessions are read, corrected and approved. 

3. The report of the Cyrenes is read and ap- 
proved. 

4. Petitions for membership are read and referred 
to the Hespers, and balloted on. 

5. Report of the Hespers. 

6. Calling the roll, and receiving dues. 

7. Reports of special committees. 



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8. Unfinished business, and balloting for mem- 
bership on candidates, etc. 

9. New business. Under this rule the quarterly 
report of the C. R. and C. Tr. is made, and the annual 
report is made in the month of May. 

10. Lecture on the signs, tokens and words. 

11. Close in proper form. 

12. The degrees must be given at a called session. 
All charges and complaints shall be heard and tried 
at a called session. 

CHARGES AND COMPLAINTS. 

Section 1. — All charges and complaints against 
members shall be made by a member or members 
in writing, which are to be read at a stated session 
by the C. R. The H. P. refers the charge or com- 
plaint to five impartial Daughters, and instructs them 
to appoint a time to hold their meeting, and to 
summon all parties in the case to meet. The five 
Daughters investigate the case, and report their de- 
cision to a special session. The Tabernacle may 
adopt their decision, or take further action in the 
matter. The member charged is either cleared, fined, 
suspended or expelled, by the action of the Tab- 
ernacle, on a vote, and the sentence announced by 
the H. P. 

Sec. 2. — The C. R. is required to furnish the 
accused with a copy of the charges and specifications, 
and notify them when and where they are to appear 
for trial. 

ARTICLE XIX. 

DEATH. 

Section 1. — On the death of a member who is 
a Saba Meroe, and is not more than three months 

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in arrears for monthly dues, the Tabernacle shall inter 
her in a respectable manner. The Tribunes shall 
attend to all the preparations for the funeral, under 
the direction of the H. P. 

Sec. 2. — At the next regular session of the Tab- 
ernacle after the burial of a deceased member, the 
members shall pay into the treasury a burial tax 
of (see Article XVI., Section 3), in addition to their 
monthly dues. 

Sec. 3. — The members of the Tabernacle shall 
attend the funeral of a deceased member either on 
foot or in carriages, wearing their black dresses, black 
veils trimmed with white, and white gloves and badges . 
The H. P. carries her staff. 

Sec. 4. — The burial committee shall consist of 
twelve members, whose duty shall be to accompany 
the body to the church and grave. The other members 
to return home from the church. 

FUNERAL PROCESSION. 

Sec. 5. — The Tabernacle will meet at their hall 
or some place near the residence of the deceased, and 
form in the order of march. 

Sec. 6. — The funeral services shall be as described 
in the Manual of General Laws. 

ARTICLE XX. 

THE HIGH PRIESTESS. 

Section 1. — This office is one of great responsi- 
bility in the Tabernacle. The H. P. should govern 
with equal and pure justice; be an example in punc- 
tuality, politeness, kindness, sisterly love and calm- 
ness, and not administer the law arbitrarily, but with 
firmness and affection; treat every member with due 
consideration and honor; be courteous to every mem- 



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ber or Daughter; look after and see that a sick Daugh- 
ter receives the attention that she should have from 
the members and Tabernacle; manage the affairs of 
the Tabernacle so that there will always be sufficient 
funds in the treasury to meet all necessary expenses; 
counsel with the members for the interest and good 
of the Tabernacle; do nothing of importance until 
she is assured that the members will sustain her; re- 
member that the H. P. is accountable to the Grand 
Temple and Tabernacle for the faithful performance 
of her duties; use every honorable means to keep 
peace and harmony in the Tabernacle. 

OTHER OFFICERS. 

Sec. 2. — All the officers in the Tabernacle have 
each their important duties and responsibilities — a 
perfect chain; and if one fails in doing her whole 
duty, it weakens and mars the utility and usefulness 
of the Tabernacle. Do your duty well, and your 
Tabernacle will be a model for other orders and 
societies. 

MEMBERS. 

Sec. 3. — Every member is equally interested in 
the success and good name of the Tabernacle. A 
united effort is required on the part of the members 
to make the Tabernacle a success : * 

1. Fulfill every duty and obligation that is re- 
quired of you, earnestly and consistently. 

2. Support and sustain the officers in carrying 
forward the business of the Tabernacle. Remember 
that each individual member is obligated in the same 
way and has the same responsibility. 

In case there should be any bad feelings between 
the members, try your utmost to have it settled be- 



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fore coming to the Tabernalce. Love and harmony 
will build up, but confusion and wrangling will tear 
the Tabernacle down. 

ARTICLE XXL 

MODE OF TRIAL. 

Sections 2, 3 and 4. of Article XIII. , entitled 
''Penalties and Trials," plainly show how to proceed 
with trials. 

In the cases specified in Section 5, the complaint 
must be made in writing, specifying the nature of the 
charge, and giving the names of two or more wit- 
nesses; this is read by the C. R.; the time is set for 
the committee of five Daughters to meet and hear 
the case, and determine the guilt or innocence of 
the accused; this committee make their report at a 
session called for that purpose. 

PENALTIES. 

A member convicted of violating the Rules or 
By-Laws shall, for the first offense, be fined; for the 
second offense, suspended for a definite time; for the 
third offense, suspended for an indefinite time. 

A member convicted of disclosing the secrets and 
doings of the Tabernacle, or using improper language, 
shall be suspended for not less than three months. 

For immoral conduct, if the proof is clear, and 
they are convicted, they shall be expelled. 

WHAT IT MEANS. 

Suspensions definite mean a fixed time. When 
that time has expired, the member is restored without 
the action of the Tabernacle. 

Suspensions indefinite mean that no time is set. 
The member may be restored by the action of the 
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Expulsion means that the member is dead to the 
Tabernacle; and to re-instate a member and place 
her in good standing in the Tabernacle will require 
a unanimous vote of all the members at a session 
called for that purpose, notice having been given at 
the last stated session or a written notice sent to each 
member by order of the H. P. 

HIGH PRIESTESS. 

Should complaints be made of the H. P. for in- 
competency to fulfill the duties of her office, or mal- 
administration, or criminal or immoral conduct, a 
majority of the members must make complaint to 
the nearest District G. M. He shall call a meeting 
of the Tabernacle and examine the complaints (he 
presiding). If the charges are proven, and they are 
of a nature to injure the Tabernacle, the District 
Grand Mentor shall require two-thirds of the mem- 
bers to sign a petition, stating the complaints and 
specifications to the C. G. M. 

The C. G. M., upon receipt of the petition, shall 
appoint three C. M.s or P. C. M.s, or Deputy Grand 
Mentors, whose business it is to try the case, and 
report their decision to the C. G. M. If acquitted, 
she continues in office; -if convicted, she is suspended 
from all official duties until the meeting of the Grand 
Temple and Tabernacle, where the case will be dis- 
posed of. 

CHIEF TRIBUNES. 

The Chief Tribunes are amenable to their Tem- 
ple, and all complaints must be made in writing to 
the C. S. of their Temple. 



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SESSIONS OF THE LADIES' TABERNACLE. 



A RECOMMENDATION. 

Every member of our Order is interested in pre- 
serving the good name of the Ladies' Tabernacle of 
the Daughters of Tabor. Night sessions of the Tab- 
ernacle are objectionable in many ways, and will sub- 
ject our lady members to inconvenience and criticism, 
which prevents many ladies from applying for mem- 
bership. This thing of being out in a Tabernacle 
session until eleven or twelve o'clock at night, and 
sometimes later, does not look well for the intelligence 
and good judgment of our lady members. Our object 
in organizing the Ladies' Tabernacle was to encourage 
refinement, culture and purity in life and action. 
Night sessions antagonize, as a general result, every 
one of these teachings. I could give many more reas- 
ons why the Ladies' Tabernacle should hold their ses- 
sions in the daytime, but they are well known. I 
earnestly call on every Daughter of Tabor to insist 
that all sessions of the Tabernacle be held during the 
day. Every Knight of Tabor is or ought to be in 
favor of sustaining the good name of the Ladies' 
Tabernacle. 

Grand sessions of Grand Temples and Taber- 
nacles are requested to seriously consider this matter, 
and adopt laws that will insure daylight sessions. 

Father Dickson. 



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RULES OF THE ORDER. 



1. Every member must appear in the hall clean- 
ly dressed, with white gloves, working regalia or 
badge. 

2. Members or visitors will not be permitted to 
remain in the open Tabernacle unless they have their 
regalia or badge on. 

3. The members shall address the officers ac- 
cording to their respective titles of office. 

4. A member speaking shall stand in front of 
the Tabernacle House and address the Chief Officer ; 
confine herself to the question and avoid personalities 
and irrelevant language. 

5. A member shall not be interrupted while 
speaking, except to explain. 

6. A member shall not speak more than once 
on the same subject, until all who wish to speak have 
been heard, nor more than twice on any question. 

7. A member is not permitted to speak longer 
than ten minutes. 

8. No motion shall be in order until it is sec- 
onded, nor until stated by the Presiding Officer. A 
motion must be made in writing, when requested by 
the C. R. 

9. A motion to lay on the table shall be de- 
cided without debate. 

10. A motion to postpone, if adopted, carries the 
question over to the next session. 

11. When a question is laid on the table, it can 
not be taken up until the next session, and then only 
by a two-thirds vote. 

12. A motion to reconsider can be acted on only 
at the same session; it must be made by a member 
who voted in the majority. 

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13. The first named on all committees shall be 
the chairman. 

14. In all business sessions they shall proceed by 
the order of business. 

15. Grand Officers visiting the Tabernacle shall 
be received standing. (See Manual.) 

16. I. C. G. M., I. C. G. P., C. G. M., P. C. G. 
M., G. H. P. or P. G. H. P. shall be received with 
the grand honors. (See Manual.) 

17. A member wishing to retire from the session 
for the evening must come before the Tabernacle 
House and make the request to the H. P. She an- 
nounces the request, and if a majority vote to grant 
it, it is granted. 

18. A member wishing to retire for a few minutes 
shall rise from her seat and give the saluting sign; 
if the H. P. observes her, and returns the sign, per- 
mission is given. 

19. A member crossing the hall during the time 
the Tabernacle is open must give the saluting sign. 

20. The strictest order and decorum must be 
observed by the members during the hours of the 
session. 

21. Should an officer be absent from a session, 
the H. P. shall fill the seat pro tern. 

22. Should an officer be disqualified, resign, be 
suspended or expelled, the H. P. shall fill the seat 
pro tern until the next regular election. 

23. During the time the Tabernacle is open doing 
business, no refreshments shall be served, nor chewing 
of gum, nor reading of any kind of papers or books 
be permitted. 

REMARKS. 

The front of the Tabernacle House is the be- 
tween the Chief Priestess and the House. The mem- 



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ber when saluting is required to stand on the 0, face 
toward the High Priestess, and turn on the O and 
salute the Vice-Priestess. In passing from the north 
to the south, walk between the Tabernacle House 
and Board of Visitors. In passing from the south to 
the north, walk between the Tabernacle House and 
the Board of Examiners, keeping the House on your 
right. 



FORM OF THE TABERNACLE 



(TRUE DIAGRAM) 
SOUTH 



P. H. Ps. 



H. P. 



G. Officers 



Tharbis 



B. A. 



O 

C. Ps. 



C. T. 



C. T. 



C. T. 



Me roes 



Amisis 



I. St. 



Abassine 





' l_ 


■A 




P. V. Ps. 


V. P. 


P. V. Ps. 


O. St. 








Lybenus 





Reception Room 



Preparation Room 



NORTH 



A HIGH PRIESTESS. 

Section 1. — As the Presiding Officer of a Taber- 
nacle, she is the proper representative of her Taber- 
nacle in the Grand Sessions. She is required to meet 
the Grand Sessions of her Grand Temple and Taber- 
nacle. Her Tabernacle must pay her traveling ex- 
penses and per diem while she is attending these ses- 
sions. She is required to meet these sessions in full 
dress, regalia and robe. 

Sec. 2. — When the High Priestess can not meet 
the Grand Session, the Vice-Priestess must represent 
the Tabernacle. She is required to wear her full 
dress, regalia and robe at the Grand Session. (See 
Manual.) 

Sec. 3. — If either of these officers be unable to 
attend the Grand Session, the Tabernacle is not rep- 
resented. Proxies are not permitted in any depart- 
ment in the International Order of Twelve. 

Sec 4. — For the full regalia of the H. P. and 
other officers of the Tabernacle, see Manual. 

OTHER MEMBERS. 

Sec. 5. — (See Manual.) Notice. — The coronet can 
be made out of pasteboard, covered with silver paper, 
or a wreath of flowers may be worn instead of a coronet . 
(For the badge, see Manual.) 

UNDRESS OF DAUGHTERS. 

Sec. 6. — (See Manual.) This is what is worn at 
the sessions of the Tabernacle. A Tabernacle can 
not be opened lawfully until the officers have their 
jewels (see Manual), and the other members their 
badges (see Manual). A Daughter can not sit in an 
open Tabernacle without a badge or regalia. 



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WHITE SAILOR HATS. 

Sec. 7. — These must be worn at the session of 
the Tabernacle, at any public turn-out, but not at 
the funeral of a Daughter. 

Sec. 8. — The Daughters wear white or cream- 
colored dresses on all public occasions, except at 
funerals. 

INSTRUCTIONS TO DAUGHTERS. 

Sec. 9. — We find that in some parts of the coun- 
try the members of the Tabernacle do not wish to 
wear the entire regalia. When this is the case, the 
members are required to wear, on public occasions, 
a white or cream-colored dress, and a Taborian badge, 
a coronet or white sailor hat. The members of a 
Tabernacle that make this choice must all dress and 
appear just alike. The H. P. must wear her robe 
at the Grand Sessions. 

FUNERAL DRESS. 

The funeral dress is plain solid black, with a 
small white collar around the neck, and the Daughters' 
Taborian badge (see Manual), a black veil, trimmed 
with white ribbon about one inch wide (see engrav- 
ing), and white gloves. The officers wear their jew- 
els. The H. P.'s staff and rod and crook are trimmed 
with black crepe. The furniture of the hall is draped, 
in black for thirty or sixty days. 

MOURNING BADGE. 

This is made of black crepe, in the form of a 
small rosette, with a green center, and is to be worn 
from thirty to sixty days, on the left breast. 



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TABERNACLE FURNITURE. 

1. Staffs and Rods. (See Manual.) 

2. Tabernacle House. (See Manual.) 

3. Tabernacle Furniture. (See Manual.) 

4. Daughters' Pins and Emblems. (See Manual.) 

5. High Priestess' Coronets. (See Manual.) 

6. The name of the hall or place where the 
Daughters hold their sessions is called the Tabernacle. 
It is not known by any other name. 

7. The Presiding Officer of a Tabernacle may 
be called either C. P. or H. P. (See Manual.) 

RIGHTS OF HIGH PRIESTESS. 

8. (See Manual.) Read carefully. 

9. Rights of Members. (See Manual.) Read 
carefully. 

10. Work and Business of Members. (See Man- 
ual.) Read carefully. 

11. Regular Sessions. (See Manual.) Read care- 
fully. 

12. Quarterly Pass. (See Manual.) Read care- 
fully. 

13. Quarterly Repozt. (See Manual.) Read 
carefully. 

Traveling Certificate. (See Manual.) 
Transfer. (See Manual.) 

14. General Rules of Order. (See Manual.) 

FUNERAL CEREMONIES. 

15. (See Manual.) The following additional law 
is made to Section 1: If the family object to the 
Tabernacle taking charge of the body and preparing 
to bury it with the ceremonies of the Tabernacle, 
their objection relieves the Tabernacle from all pay- 



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ment of the expenses of the funeral. Additional to 
Section 4: When other orders or societies unite with 
the Tabernacle in the burial of a Daughter who was 
one of their members, each of the orders or societies 
bears its part of the funeral expenses. 

BIRTHDAY OF THE ORDER. 

16. (See Manual.) The Daughters of Tabor are 
required to celebrate the 12th day of August every 
year. If that day comes on a Sunday, celebrate the 
day before or the day after. 

17. The Unity. (See Manual.) No more de- 
grees, signs, words or tokens can be added. (Read 
carefully.) 

18. Honorary Members. (See Manual. Read 
carefully.) 

19. Suspensions and Expulsions. (See Manual.) 

24. Halls. (See Manual.) The Taborian Order 
is a unit. All the departments ought to meet under 
one roof, in the same building, in any city or town. 

25. Annual Sermons. (See Manual.) The time 
can not be changed. The third Sunday in June of 
each year is fixed. 

26. Appeals. (See Manual.) 

27. Powers Defined. (See Manual. Closed up, 
and Withdrawals, the Law defined.) 

28. Child-bed. In sickness caused by child-birth, 
either before the child is born or after it is born, the 
Tabernacle does not pay sick dues or benefits. 

HOW TO PRONOUNCE. 

Our members have some difficulty in pronouncing 
some of the names we use. In Ethiopian names the 
"i" has the sound of "e." 

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Bow to spell. How to pronounce . 

1. Tharbis Thar-bes 

2. Amisis Am-e-ses 

3. Sesotheni Ses-o-then-e 

4. Seraphis Ser-au-fes 

5. Hyerego Hi-ere-go 

6. Abassine Ab-as-seen 

7. Lybenus Lie-ben-us 

8. Meroes Me-ro-es 

9. Hespers Hes-pers 

10. Cyrenes Ser-reens 

11. Meroe Me-ro 

12. Oracle Or-a-cal 

13. Neophytes Ne-ofits 

14. Aphis Au-fes 

15. Hesperides Hes-per-e-des 

16. Osiris O-ser-es 

17. Opher O-fer 

18. Sesostrice Ses-os-tres 

19. Phut Fut 

20. Phcenix . . . Fe-nix 

21. Nicaule Ne-cul-eye 

22. Candace. . Can-dace 

23. Isis Eye-ses 

24. Neophyte Ne-o-fite 

25. Palatium Pal-lau-shum 

26. Novice No-ves 

27. Saba Meroe ; Sa-ba Me-ro 

28. Mizriam Mes-re-am 

29. Beytelwele. Bet-el-wel-e 

30. Sphinx Sfinx 

31. Niolotic Ne-o-lot-ec 

TABORIAN CONSTITUTION (CONTINUED). 

1. If a member has been elected and installed 
into the office of High Priestess, and for any cause 



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vacates or is removed from the office before the end 
of the Tabernacle year, she shall be a Past H. P. 
as long as she is a member of the Tabernacle, and 
be eligible to all of the honors, except that of C. G. P. 
or V.-G. P. 

2. A Tabernacle can not lawfully open, after 
it is four months old, without having six bells. (For 
the use of them, read Saba Meroe Ritual. For the 
form of bell, see Manual.) They are called thumb - 
bells. 

3. Every member of the Tabernacle is required 
to wear a pin or emblem at all times. This shows 
that they are members of the Taborian Order. 

4. The H. P. is required to read and carefully 
study all the Laws, Rules and By-Laws of the Tab- 
ernacle. Nothing but this will make her a compe- 
tent and reliable Presiding Officer. She must read 
and become perfect in the Ritualistic Work of the 
Tabernacle. 

5. Members can not be suspended during the 
time they are sick. Their dues and assessments must 
be deducted from their sick benefits and the benefits 
allowed for being sick. 

AMENDMENTS. 

This Constitution can be altered and amended 
by the adoption of the following: A petition that 
has been adopted by the unanimous vote of all the 
Tabernacles working under the jurisdiction of the 
International Order of Twelve, clearly stating the 
alteration or amendment desired. This petition is 
presented to the Grand Temple and Tabernacle, and 
if recommended by the unanimous vote of Grand 
Session the alteration or amendment becomes law. 

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SICK BENEFITS. 

The sick benefits shall be liberal and not less 
than one dollar a week. The care of sick members 
is the first duty of the members of the Tabernacle. 
The sick must never be neglected, no difference 
how long they may be sick. Remember that we 
are united together to aid, relieve and protect each 
other. 

REMARKS. 

The members of the Tabernacle are reminded 
that the Tabernacle is just what you make it. If 
you do not care, and do not attend the sessions reg- 
ularly, and when you attend you come when it is 
almost closing time, and don't pay your dues and 
assessments promptly — and some of the other mem- 
bers are just like you — your Tabernacle will be a 
disgrace to the Taborian Order and a by-word in the 
chvy or town. On the other hand, if the members are 
prompt to attend the sessions, and make everything 
pleasant in the sessions, and give care and good at- 
tention to their sick, and are careful of the name of 
the Tabernacle, and admit none but ladies to mem- 
bership, and are prompt to every duty, they will 
succeed. When a Tabernacle is conducted in this 
manner it is an honor to the Taborian Order, and a 
blessing to the city or town wherein it is situated. 

MISCELLANEOUS LAWS. 

The Tabernacle is strictly a ladies' department 
in the International Order of Twelve. It is under 
the government of the Daughters of Tabor, and 
Knights of Tabor are not permitted to interfere with 
the business of the Daughters. 



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The C. G. M., or a deputy -appointed by the 
C. G. M., on special business to the Daughters of 
Tabor, is the only one authorized to give advice on 
any business of the Ladies' Tabernacle. 

The Tribunes are placed in the Tabernacle to aid 
and protect the Daughters. (Read their duties in 
this Constitution.) A Tribune is required to be a 
member in good standing in a Temple. When the 
H. P. wants Tribunes, she applies to a C. M., and 
he must supph r her Tabernacle. All other officers 
must be Daughters of Tabor. 

A Tabernacle is not permitted to give the Tab- 
ernacle Degrees to any man. The Temple alone is 
authorized to give these degrees to its members. A 
Deputy, in organizing a Tabernacle, is not permitted 
to give men the Tabernacle Degrees. If there is not 
a Temple to furnish Tribunes, they are authorized 
to make Daughters Tribunes. 

TABERNACLE. 

The burial committee of the Tabernacle shall be 
the first twelve members as follows: the H. P., V.- 
P., C. R., C. T., C. Ps., Abassine and Lybenus, the 
chairman of the Cyrene Board, the chairman of the 
Hespers Board and the three Meroes; whose duty it 
shall be to meet at the hall or some place near by and 
go to the house, get the body, and bring it to the 
church, where all the members will be arid receive 
the body. After the church services the committee 
shall take the body and deposit it in the grave. The 
other members shall return home from the church. 

DEBTS. 

A Sir Knight or Daughter of this Order that 
owes another member an honest debt and will not pay 
the same can not be and remain a member of the 
International Order of Twelve. 

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In Solo Deo Salus" 



BY-LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE 
LADIES' TABERNACLE. 



ARTICLE I. 



Section 1. — This Tabernacle shall be known by 
name as the Tabernacle, No 

Sec. 2. — The hour and time to meet in session 

shall be at o'clock p. m. in the winter and 

autumn months, and at o'clock p. m. in the 

spring and summer months. 

Sec. 3. — All members are required to be present 

at the hour of opening or pay a fine of cents, 

unless they are excused by a majority vote of the 
Tabernacle. 

Sec. 4. — A member who is not present at roll- 
call shall be fined cents, unless excused by a 

two-thirds vote of the members present. 

Sec. 5. — If a member fails to pay her fine within 
one month after it is assessed, she shall be suspended 
without further action of the Tabernacle, and remain 
suspended until all fines, dues and assessments are 
paid. 

ARTICLE IT. 

Section 1. — The fee for the four degrees shall 
be $4. A petition can not be acted on until the full 
fee is paid. 

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Sec. 2. — Each member shall pay monthly, at the 

regular session, cents. The monthly dues must 

be enough to cover all regular assessments. None 
but fourth degree members pay dues, or receive 
benefits. 

Sec. 3. — The degree in a warranted Tabernacle 
must be given in the form found in the Ritual, from 
the first to the last degree. Time shall be given to 
the candidates, when they receive each degree, that 
they receive every part of it — just as the Ritual 
directs. iMot more than two degrees can be given 
at one session. It is best to give only one degree at 
a session. 

ARTICLE III. 

BENEFITS. 

Section 1. — Members who are sick so as to pre- 
vent them from pursuing their usual avocation shall 

receive $ per week, until convalescence or death; 

provided, however, that before receiving the benefit 
they must have the full four degrees, and be in good 
standing four months. (See Tabernacle Constitution 
in this book.) 

Sec. 2. — When a member is sick and needs the 
attention of the members, the Chairman of the Cy- 
renes reports to the H. P. The Cyrenes must have 
the names of all the members on their book; and 
when a member needs attention the Cyrenes, under 
the order of the H. P., notify the members to sit up 
with the sick member . . . ., commencing atthe last 
name on their book, and going upward. 

Sec. 3. — Members can not be suspended for 
monthly dues during the time they are sick. Their 
dues must be paid out of their weekly benefit. 

Sec. 4. — The weekly benefit is to be paid by the 



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Cyrenes every week, regularly, until convalescence or 
death. 

ARTICLE IV. 

FINES. 

Every member is equally interested in tlie suc- 
cess and good name of the Tabernacle. A united 
effort is required on the part of the members to make 
the Tabernacle a success. 

Section 1. — Fulfill every duty and obligation that 
is required of you, earnestly and constantly. 

Sec. 2. — A member failing to be present at a 
regular meeting, and not having a lawful excuse, shall 
be fined 

Sec. 3. — For not being present at the hour of 
opening, not having a lawful excuse, the member shall 
be fined 

Sec. 4. — For not attending at the bedside of a 
sick Daughter when ordered by the H. P. or Cyrenes, 
and not having a lawful excuse, the member shall 
be fined 

Sec. 5. — For not attending the funeral of a Daugh- 
ter, and not having a lawful excuse, the member shall 
be fined 

Sec. 6. — For not coming to order when requested 
by the H. P., or the sound of the bell, the fine shall 
be 

Sec. 7. — All fines must be paid within one month 
after they are assessed. For neglecting to pay, unless 
otherwise ordered by the Tabernacle at a regular ses- 
sion, the member shall be suspended until the fines, 
assessments and dues are paid. 

Sec. 8. — The only lawful excuses are personal 
sickness, sickness in the family or absence from the 
city or town in which the Tabernacle is situated. 



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ARTICLE V. 



SESSIONS. 



Section 1. — The Tabernacle shall have a regular 

monthly session the i in each month. 

There must be twelve regular sessions in each year. 

Sec. 2. — The H. P. is authorized to call special 
sessions at any time she decides they are required. 

Sec. 3. — The regular sessions must be opened in 
the Saba Meroe Degree, in the form found in the 
Ritual. In opening, all signs and words must be 
given from the first to the fourth degree. 

Sec. 4. — The Regular Pass and the Quarterly 
Pass shall be given when opening, and be given at 
the door when the Tabernacle is open. 

Sec. 5. — The business of the Tabernacle shall be 
conducted by the Rules of Business. (Read Taber- 
nacle Constitution in this book.) 

The H. P. and members are requested to care- 
fully study the laws governing the Tabernacle; by 
this means there will be no trouble to do business 
correctly. Let all officers do what the laws require 
of them. Every member should own a Manual and 
a Taborian Constitution, and have the Rituals. 

The Tabernacle, at a regular session, is required 
to have these By-Laws and regulations carefully read, 
and fill the blank spaces. The H. P. shall enforce 
these and all other laws, rules and regulations for the 
government of the Tabernacle. 

HIGH PRIESTESS. 

The office of H. P. is one that requires talent, 
ability, and calm and good judgment. She is a leader, 
and must not be excitable, but always pleasant and 
calm. She is required to read and study the laws 
so that she may become familiar with all the laws 



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by which the Tabernacle is governed. Remember, 
the Tabernacle is governed by the Taborian Laws, 
and no other. On her energy and perseverance de- 
pends the success of the Tabernacle. She must be 
firm in the enforcement of the Constitution, Rules and 
By-Laws. The H. P. is required to know every part 
of the ritualistic work, in all its divisions, and give 
the degrees in the form prescribed in the Ritual. 
No part must be omitted. She shall make the ses- 
sions pleasant and instructive, and not permit dis- 
cussions that are of no benefit to the Order. If 
there is time to spare after the business is finished, 
use it for lectures and giving instruction in the signs, 
tokens and words. By this means the members 
are made familiar with the beautiful work of the 
Taborian Order. The H. P. must so conduct the 
business of her Tabernacle as to keep money in the 
treasury, take care of sick members and be punc- 
tual to every duty — be a leader in deed and in 
action. 

FORM OF KEEPING THE JOURNAL OF BUSINESS. 



, State of , the. . . day of . . . , A.D. . . 

Tabernacle, No , of Daughters 

of Tabor, assembled at Taborian hall at o'clock 

p. m., and opened in regular form in the Saba Meroe 
Degree. Officers all on duty, except (naming the 

office). The H. P. appointed Daughters to 

fill the stations pro tern. 

If it is a regular session, proceed by the Rules 
of Business. 

1. The proceedings of the last regular and in- 
tervening sessions are read, corrected and approved. 

2. Report of the Cyrenes is read, approved by 
a vote, or referred back for correction. 

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3. Petitions for membership are read and re- 
ferred or ordered to ballot. 

4. The report of the Hespers is read and ap- 
proved, or referred for action. 

5. Calling the roll, receiving dues, and the fin- 
ancial reports. 



HOW TO KEEP FINANCIAL REPORTS. 

Amount received — 

Monthly dues $ 00 00 

Taxes 00 00 

Fines 00 00 

Petition money 00 00 

Grand dues 00 00 

Received from entertainments 00 00 

Received for transfers 00 00 



Total received $000 00 

Brought forward 000 00 

Total in treasury. $000 00 

Amount paid out — 

For (carefully name what paid out for) $ 00 00 

For 
For 
For 
For 
For 
For 
For 
For 



00 00 
00 00 
00 00 
00 00 
00 00 
00 00 
00 00 
00 00 



Total paid out $000 00 

Balance in treasury $000 00 

Keep your financial account in this manner at 

each session and you can always tell the condition 

of your Tabernacle. 

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For the duties of the C. R. and C. Tr., see Tab- 
ernacle Constitution in this book. 

In all regular sessions proceed with the business 
in the form found in the Rules of Business. 



I. 



The Grand Temple and Tabernacle is in no way 
responsible for the debts of a Subordinate Temple, 
Tabernacle, Tent or Palatium. They must pay their 
own debts. 

II. 

A member who is suspended and wishes to be 
reinstated in a Temple, Tabernacle, Tent or Pala- 
tium must be present in the reception room of the 
hall or they shall not be reinstated in the International 
Order of Twelve of Sir Knights and Daughters of 
Tabor, Maids and Pages of Honor. 



III. 



A Tabernacle can not try its H. P. or P. H. P. 
They can only be tried by the Grand Temple and 
Tabernacle or by a committee of three present or 
past C. M.s or three present or past H. P.s appointed 
by the C. G. M. from three different Temples or 
Tabernacles, or by D. G. M.s or D. G. P.s appointed 
by the C. G. M. 



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In Solo Deo Salus. 



International Order of Twelve. 



PALATIUM OF THE ROYAL HOUSE OF 
MEDIA. 



Constitution and Rules of Business. 



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FORM OF THE PALATIUM 


ooooo oooo ooooo 

P. P. P. N, 


P. c. 


P. R. 
P. B. A. P. 


ALTAR 

P. G. P. M. 


P. R. 




V. P. P. s. 


Preparation Room 


P. W. 
Reception Room 



CONSTITUTION. 



ARTICLE I. 



NAME. 



Section 1. — This Palatium shall be known by 

the name of Palatium, No , City of 

, State of 

officers. 

Sec. 2. — The officers of a Palatium shall be: 

1. Presiding Prince P. P . 

2. Vice-Princess V.-P. 

3. Recording Prince R. P , 

4. Assistant Princess A. P . 

5. Prince Banker P. B . 

6. Princess Nonna P.N. 

7. Prince Clericus P. C . 

8. Princess Revista P. R . 

9. Prince Marshal P. M. 

10. Prince Gonfalonier P. G . 

1J. Princess Sentina P. S . 

12. Prince Wardship P. W. 

Sec. 3. — The officers shall be elected at the reg- 
ular sessions in the month of March, and installed 
on or before the twentieth day of April. (See Manual.) 

Sec. 4. — The voting shall be by ballot, and a 
majority of all votes cast will elect. The P. P. ap- 
points the Tellers. 

Sec. 5. — To make the business of the Palatium 
legal, the Charter must be in the hall or place where 
the session is held. The Presiding Prince or Vice- 
Princess is required to be present, or the Palatium 
can not open. 

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Sec. 6. — Seven members shall be a quorum for 
the transaction of all business brought before the 
Palatium. 

ARTICLE II. 

DUTIES OF OFFICERS. 

Section 1. — (Read the Manual of General Laws.) 

Sec. 2. — The members of the Palatium shall be 
Knights of Tabor, who have been invested with all 
four degrees; and Daughters of Tabor, who have 
received the Saba Meroe Degree. 

Sec. 3. — The petition of a Knight must show 
that he is a member in good standing in a Temple. 
The petition of a Daughter must show that she is a 
member in good standing in a Tabernacle. 

Sec. 4. — The petition is read at a regular session 
and balloted on. A majority vote shall elect. The 
P. P. and V.-P. count the ballots and announce the 
result. 

ARTICLE III. 

Section 1. — There must be one regular session 
of the Palatium every month. The time to meet 
shall be fixed by the members. 

Sec. 2. — The P. P. can call special sessions at 
any time, for the giving of degrees, lectures, drills, 
or on any other business that requires the action of 
the members. 

Sec. 3. — All sessions must be opened in the rit- 
ualistic form. Officers and members are required to 
be present at the hour set for the opening, or be 
amenable to such fines as are assessed by the Palatium 
in open session. 



ARTICLE IV. 

Section 1. — The Palatium is not a beneficiary 
department; it is a social one, constituting the high- 
est degrees in the Order. All Present and Past Grand 
Officers are required to be members. 

Sec. 2. — The Palatium shall create a fund in its 
treasury, to be used in paying expenses, from the 
following sources: Membership fee, to be not more 
than two dollars. The monthly dues shall be regulated 
so as to pay the necessary expenses. 

Sec 3. — The Palatium is required to pay the 
Grand Temple and Tabernacle, annually, the amount 
of Grand Dues assessed on each member. 

Sec. 4. — the Palatium must pay the expenses of 
the Presiding Prince or Vice-Princess to the Grand 
Sessions. 

Sec. 6. — The Presiding Prince and Vice-Princess 
are members of the Grand Temple and Tabernacle. 
(See Manual.) They shall represent their Palatium 
at the Grand Session. 

ARTICLE V. 

REGALIA. 

The Regalia and Dress of a Prince of Media 
shall be a black Prince Albert suit; soft white hat 
trimmed with gold lace and three emerald green 
plumes, and brown gloves, badge, and a sword and 
belt, 

For Palatium Officers' Jewels, see Manual. 

For the Regalia of a Princess of Media, see 
Manual. 

For Palatium badge, see Manual. 

PALATINE GUARDS. 

The Princes of Media can at any time organize 
themselves into Palatine Guards. If there are not 

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enough Princes in one Palatium, two or more Pala- 
tums can unite their Princes and form Palatine 
Guards. Special privileges are given to the Guards. 
(See Manual.) 

For the Regalia of the Guards, see Manual. 

For Chapeau, see Manual. 

For Cap, see Manual. 

The Guards can turn out on foot or horseback. 

For Funeral Ceremony of Princes or Guards, see 
Manual. 

ARTICLE VI. 

RULES OF BUSINESS. 

1. At the hour named in the By-Law.s, the Pre- 
siding Prince, or, if he is absent, the Vice-Princess, 
shall call the Palatium to order, and proceed to open 
in the form laid down in the Rituals. 

2. Minutes of the last regular and intervening 
session are read, corrected and approved. 

3. Petitions for membership read, and the Pre- 
siding Officer orders a ballot for candidates who are 
applying for membership. 

4. The Presiding Officer declares the result of 
the ballot. 

5. Reading of official notices and correspondence, 
and acting thereon. 

6. Reports of special committees. 

7. Calling the roll of members and collecting 
dues, fines and assessments. 

8. Unfinished and new business. Under this rule 
the R. P. and P. B. make their quarterly reports. 

9. Lectures on the secret work and the drill. 

10. Close in the form found in the Ritual. 

11. The degrees can be given at any regular or 
special session. 

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12. For rules of order, and how to conduct bus- 
iness, see Manual. 

ARTICLE VII. 

GRAND OFFICERS. 

Section 1. — The Grand Presiding Prince is the 
official representative in the Grand Temple and Tab- 
ernacle of the Palatiums of the Royal House of 
Media. 

Sec. 2. — His title as the Grand Officer and Rep- 
resentative of the Palatiums shall be Grand Presiding 
Prince— G. P. P. 

HIS DUTIES. 

Sec. 3.— It shall be the duty of the G. P. P. to 
organize Palatiums in all parts of the jurisdiction of 
his Grand Temple and Tabernacle, and have them 
chartered and set to work. 

Sec. 4. — It is his duty to visit Palatiums when 
invited by the P. P. and a majority of the members, 
and give instruction in the work and laws. 

Sec. 5. — It is his duty to correspond, and receive 
the reports of the Palatium once every three months. 
The Recording Prince of the Palatium must report 
the condition and number of members to the G. P. 
P. every quarter. 

Sec. 6. — The G. P. P. shall make an annual re- 
port at the Grand Session, giving the number of Pala- 
tiums, their condition, the number of members, the 
amount of money received and disbursed, the number 
of deaths, etc., etc. 

Sec. 7. — He must report to the Grand Session 
the number of organized Palatine Guards within the 
bounds of his jurisdiction. The Prince Marshal of 
the Palatine Guards must report to the G. P. P., thir- 



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ty days before the Grand Session meets, the condition 
and number of the Guards and the amount of money 
received and disbursed. 

Sec. 8. — The G. P. P. shall receive at the Grand 
Session, for his traveling expenses and per diem, the 
same amount that is paid to other Grand Officers who 
have executive duties to perform. 

Sec. 9. — No member can serve in the office of 
Grand Presiding Prince, unless he is a member in 
good standing in a Palatium. To be elected Vice- 
Grand Mentor he must be a member of a Palatium. 

Sec. 10.— The G. P. P. shall report to the Inter- 
national Grand Presiding Prince, on or before the 
first Monday in July of each year, the number of 
Palatiums in his jurisdiction, the number of members, 
the amount of money received and paid out by each 
Palatium, and such other matters as will be of in- 
terest to the Triennial Session; also, the number of 
organized Palatine Guards, and their condition and 
equipment. 

INTERNATIONAL GRAND PRESIDING PRINCE. 

Sec. 12.— It is the duty of the I. G. P. P. to give, 
when requested, to the G. P. P. instructions in the 
Palatium laws and w T ork. 

Sec. 13. — He must correspond and receive the 
correspondence from the G. P. P. It is his duty to 
organize Palatiums anywhere in the world. He must 
use every means to have the G. P. P.s push the 
organizations in their jurisdictions. 

Sec. 14. — The I. G. P. P. shall receive, when he 
is attending the Triennial Grand Session, his traveling 
expenses and per diem, the same as is paid to the 
I. C. G. M. and the other four officers named in 
the Manual. 

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ARTICLE VIII. 

PALATIUMS. 

Section 1. — For further General Laws on Pala- 
tums, see Manual. For the Installing Ceremony and 
Duties of the Officers, see Manual. For rights of 
Presiding Princes, see Manual. For Transfers, see 
Manual. 

ARTICLE IX. 

PALATINE GUARDS. 

Section 1. — The department of Guards is a spe- 
cial one in the Palatium. They are granted special 
privileges. (See Manual.) 

Sec. 2. — The Guards are required to be ready 
at the call of the C. G. M. or G. P. P. to go any 
distance, fully prepared and equipped for a march, 
turnout, or parade. 

Sec. 3. — The Guards must be ready to meet ev- 
ery Triennial Grand Session, and be prepared to go 
into camp with the Uniform Rank, and have one day 
set apart for a parade during the session. 

Sec. 4. — The Guards are required to attend the 
Grand Sessions and pay their own way. It is for 
this that special- privileges are given to them, and 
that they can attend the Grand Sessions of the Grand 
Temple and Tabernacle, when ordered by the C. G. 
M.s or G. P. P.s. 

Sec. 5. — The Guards have the authority to drill 
for prizes against any drill corps of any secret or- 
der, and' use any Drill Manual agreed upon by both 
parties. 

Sec. 6. — When the Guards drill for a prize against 
other Guards, or against the Uniform Rank, the con- 
test must be decided by the Manual Drill of the 
International Order of Twelve. 

Sec. 7. — Each corps of Palatine Guards is here- 

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by required to be regularly organized, the Prince 
Marshal acting as President; also a Secretary and 
Treasurer, who are to be elected annually by the 
Guards. 

1. The Prince Marshal shall preside at all bus- 
iness meetings. 

2. The Secretary shall keep a record of the pro- 
ceedings, and collect all moneys coming in from all 
sources, and keep his books in such shape that he 
can at any time report the condition of the treasury. 
All moneys received by him must be placed in the 
hands of the Treasurer. He is required to draw all 
warrants for money on the Treasurer. To make the 
warrants legal, they must be signed by the P. M. and 
attested by the Secretary's signature. 

3. It is the duty of the Treasurer to receive all 
moneys and valuables — the property of the Guards — 
from the Secretary, and receipt to him. He must 
pay all warrants drawn on the Treasurer, when prop- 
erly signed. He must give an acceptable bond, to 
secure the moneys in his possession, to the Guards' 
Trustees. 

4. The Trustees of the Guards shall be chosen 
from three members of the Palatium who are Guards. 
These Trustees are appointed by the Prince Marshal, 
and hold their office until removed by the P. M. 

ARTICLE X. ' 

Section 1. — The Palatium is required to have 
a code of By-Laws, stating the time and date of the 
regular sessions (the fees for membership, the monthly 
dues, and other matters of business not found in the 
Constitution are fixed by the Ritual) . 

Sec. 2. — The members of the Palatium may make 
it beneficiary, if by a two-thirds vote it is so ordered . 



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AMENDMENTS. 

This Constitution may be amended ]by a unani- 
mous vote of the members of all Palatiums, and 
if recommended by all the Grand Sessions, and if 
adopted by the unanimous vote of the Triennial Grand 
Session, the amendment becomes law. 



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In Solo Deo Salus. 



BY-LAWS AND REGULATIONS OF THE 

PALATUMS OF THE ROYAL 

HOUSE OF MEDIA. 



ARTICLE I. 



Section 1. — This Palatium shall be known by 
the name of . Palatium, No 

Sec. 2. — The hour to assemble in session shall 

be o'clock, p. m., in the fall and winter 

months, and at o'clock, p. m., in the spring 

and summer months. 

Sec. 3. — The business shall be conducted in ac- 
cordance with the rules. (See Article VI., of the 
Constitution.) 

ARTICLE II. 

FEES AND DUES. 

Section 1. — The fee for membership shall be not 
more nor less than two dollars. The fee must come 
with the petition, or it can not be acted on. 

Sec. 2. — The monthly dues shall be cents. 

When a member permits his or her dues to remain 
unpaid for three months, the R. P. at roll-call an- 
nounces the name of the Prince or Princess who owes 
that amount. If the members fail to pay within one 
month after this announcement, they are declared 



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suspended by the Presiding Officer, until the full 
amount of dues is paid. 

Sec 3. — A member who is suspended is debarred 
from all rights and privileges of the Palatium. 

ARTICLE III. 

Section 1. — When members are suspended from 
the Temple or Tabernacle, that suspension suspends 
them from the Palatium. The Presiding Officer is 
required to announce the suspension in open session. 

Sec. 2. — When members are expelled from a Tem- 
ple or Tabernacle, that expulsion expels them from 
the Palatium. 

REMARKS. 

The Palatium is not intended as a beneficiary 
department; it is a social department, and intended 
to unite the Knights and Daughters in the highest 
department in the International Order of Twelve. 
The Temples and Tabernacles are the beneficiary de- 
partments. It should be the earnest desire of all mem- 
bers of these departments to make them real and 
lasting benefits. The Palatium being a social depart- 
ment, every means should be adopted to make the 
sessions pleasant and agreeable. Refreshments may 
be served in this department. It may be made one 
of social enjoyment- by music, debates, recitations, 
etc., etc. 

ARTICLE IV. 

BENEFITS. 

The members of the Palatium may, if they de- 
sire, make it beneficiary, as per Constitution, by filling 
out and adopting the following sections : 

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Section 1. — Each member shall be entitled to 

receive, when sick, $ per week, this benefit 

to continue as long as the Beneficiary Committee 
decides that the member is not able to pursue his 
usual avocation. 

Sec. 2. — When a Prince departs from this life, 

the Palatium shall appropriate $ to assist 

the Temple in paying the funeral expenses. 

Sec. 3. — On the death of a Princess, the Palatium 

is required to appropriate $ to assist the 

Tabernacle in paying the funeral expenses. 

Sec. 4.— The P. P. or V.-P. shall appoint a Ben- 
eficiary Committee at the first session after their in- 
stallation. This Committee shall be composed of three 
members — one Prince and two Princesses. 

Sec. 5. — It is the duty of this Committee to 
visit the sick members, and decide if it is necessary 
to pay the weekly benefit. On the recommendation 
of the Committee the benefit is either paid or not. 

Sec. 6. — The Committee reports the condition of 
the sick member to the Presiding Officer. If their 
report is approved of by that officer, the Committee 
have warrants drawn, and pay the sick member every 
week, until convalescence or death. 

Sec. 7. — This Committee draws and pays the 
funeral appropriation. The funeral arrangement is 
entirely made by the Temple or Tabernacle of which 
the deceased was a member. 

Sec. 8. — The Beneficiary Committee reports its 
doings to the regular session. Their report must be 
signed by all of the Committee. 

EXPLANATION OF ALTERATIONS. 

The Presiding Prince or Vice-Princess are the le- 
gal delegates. 

The R. P. reports to the Grand Presiding Prince. 

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On the same page, and on page 5, that regalia 
is now the regalia and dress of the Palatine Guards. 
(For the regalia and dress of a Prince of Media, read 
the Constitution, Article V.) 

(See Palatine Guards' Chapeau.) In the Manual, 
the main feather is an emerald green. (This is the 
royal color of the Taborian Order.) It is an ostrich 
feather. The green feather is long and broad, and 
reaches from the front of the Chapeau to the extreme 
back. On each side of the green feather is a narrow 
white feather. On the left side of the Chapeau is 
the emblematic Shield, with the letters U P. C." The 
color of the Chapeau is black, and is trimmed with 
gold lace. 

The Mural Crown (see Manual) is the highest- 
priced Crown that is worn. It is made of metal, and 
ornamented with a variety of colored stones. But if 
you want a cheap Crown, which will look just as well, 
it can be made of pasteboard, cut in the same shape, 
to fit the head, covered with gold paper. Mucilage 
will do for- pasting, and will make a firm Crown. It 
may be ornamented with white and colored beads, or 
in any manner to suit your taste. 



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International Order of Twelve. 



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the Maids and Pages of Honor. 



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CONSTITUTION OF THE MAIDS AND 
PAGES OF HONOR. 



ARTICLE I. 



NAME. 



Section 1. — This organization shall be known as 
the Children of Mount Tabor, or Maids and Pages of 
Honor, of the International Order of Twelve. 

Sec. 2. — This Tent shall be known as 

Tent, No , of , State of 

ARTICLE II. 

OFFICERS. 

1 . Chief Maid Presiding (Girl) . 

2. Chief Page Vice (Boy). 

3. Chief Record Keeper (Girl) . 

4. Vice-Record Keeper (Boy). 

5. Chief of the Chest (Girl). 

6. Chief Tent Marshal (Boy). 

7. Chief Banner Bearer (Boy) . 

8. Chief Cup Bearer (Girl). 

9. Chief Cup Bearer (Girl). 

10. Chief Cup Bearer (Girl). 

11. Chief Mace Bearer (Boy). 

12. Chief Mace Bearer (Boy). 

13. Chief Mace Bearer (Boy). 

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14. Chief Tent Keeper (Girl). 

15. Outer Tent Keeper (Boy). 

ADULTS. 

1 . Queen Mother (Adult) . ' 

2. Vice-Queen Mother (Adult) . 

3. Father of the Tent (Adult) . 

4. Queen Mother's Messenger (Girl). 

5. Queen's Mother's Messenger (Girl) . 

ARTICLE III. 

ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 

Section 1. — The officers shall be elected at the 
regular meeting in the month of May, and installed 
on or before the second Wednesday in June. 

Sec. 2. — The seven first officers shall be elected 
by ballot or show of hands; all other officers shall 
be appointed by the Queen Mother. 

Sec. 3. — A majority of all votes cast shall be 
necessary to a choice to elect, the Vice-Queen Mothar 
and Father to act as tellers. 

Sec. 4. — The Tent, at its regular meeting in the 
month of April, elects a Queen Mother, a Vice-Queen 
Mother, and Father of the Tent. The Queen Mother 
and Vice-Queen Mother must be a member in good 
standing in a Tabernacle. The Father of the Tent 
must be a member in good standing in a Temple. 
The Queen Mother and Father of the Tent must not 
be members of the same family. 

ARTICLE IV. 

DUTIES OF OFFICERS. 

Section 1. — It shall be the duty of the Chief 
Maid to preside at all meetings of the Tent, under 
the instructions of the Q. M.; to call special meetings; 



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sign all money orders; state questions, and enforce 
rules and regulations. 

Sec. 2.— The Chief Page Vice shall fill all the 
duties of the C. M. P. when she is absent; and in 
her presence assist her in the business of the Tent. 

Sec. 3. — The Chief Record Keeper, under the in- 
struction of the Q. M., shall record the business, 
keep a roll of members, receipt all moneys and 
take an account of the same and pay it to the C. of 
the C, draw all warrants on the C. C. for money, 
and report to the Grand Session the names and number 
of members annually. 

Sec. 4. — It shall be the duty of the Vice-Record 
Keeper to assist the C. R. K. in her many duties, 
and to attend to the duties of the office when the 
C. R. K. is absent. 

Sec. 5. — The duty of the Chief of the Chest is 
to receive all moneys from the C. R. K., and keep an 
account of and deposit it with the Q. M. 

Sec. 6.— It shall be the duty of the Chief Tent 
Marshal to drill the Cadets and members, and marshal 
them on all public occasions. 

Sec. 7. — The Chief Banner Bearer shall have the 
Banner of the Tent in his care, and carry it in all 
public processions. 

Sec. 8. — The Chief Cup Bearers' duty shall be 
to carry the Cups of the Tent on all public occasions, 
and to use them in the Tent. 

Sec. 9. — It shall be the duty of the Chief Mace 
Bearers to carry the Maces of office, and march in 
front of the processions of the Tent. 

Sec. 10. — It is the duty of the Chief Tent Keeper 
to guard the inside door of the Tent, and announce 
the names of all who desire admittance, and admit 
them when ordered by the C. M. P. 

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Sec. 11. — It is the duty of the Outer Tent Keeper 
to guard the outside door of the Tent, and give notice 
to the C. T. K. when a member or visitor desires to 
be admitted. 

Sec. 12. — The Queen Mother shall have the en- 
tire control of the Tent ; and give officers and mem- 
bers all the needed instruction; also to supervise the 
business of the Tent, and report at each meeting the 
amount of money in the treasury. In the absence of 
the Q. M., the V.-Q. M. shall control the Tent. 

Sec. 13. — It is the duty of the Father of the 
Tent to be present at every meeting, and open with 
singing and prayer; he* shall visit sick members and 
attend all funerals. 

Sec. 14. — It is the duty of the Queen Mother's 
Messengers to attend upon her during her meetings, 
and obey all orders given by her. 

ARTICLE V. 

MEMBEKSHIP OF THE TENT. 

Section 1. — The members of the Tent shall be 
Boys and Girls of good manners, sound mind and 
healthy in body; they must be recommended by their 
parents or guardians. 

Sec. 2. — Girls are admitted from six months to 
fifteen years of age. When they arrive at sixteen 
years they can join the Tabernacle by paying one 
dollar. 

Sec. 3. — Boys are admitted from six months to 
seventeen years of age. They can join the Temple 
when they are eighteen years old by paying one 
dollar. 

Sec. 14. — Parents or guardians who desire their 
children to become members must apply to the Queen 
Mother or Father, stating age of the child, and pay 

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the usual fee. If approved by them, the child is 
enrolled. 

ARTICLE VI. 

FEES AND DUES. 

The Queen Mother fixes the amount of fees for 
membership, monthly dues, and burial assessment. 

ARTICLE VII. 

BENEFITS. 

Section 1. — Every Boy or Girl that has been a 
member of the Tent six months, and all dues paid 

up, shall be entitled to and receive per week 

when sick, during the time a doctor is in attendance. 

Sec. 2. — On the death of a member, the Tent 

shall pay to the parents or guardians (the 

Q. M., V.-Q. M. and Father fix the amount) to assist 
them in funeral expenses. 

ARTICLE VIII. 

REGALIA. 

Section 1. — The regalia of the Maids shall con- 
sist of a white dress; white gloves; a pink sash, four 
inches wide, worn from either right or left shoulder; 
a wreath of leaves and flowers for headwear, and a 
Tent badge. 

Sec. 2. — The Taborian Cadets shall be neatly 
dressed in dark blue suits; knee pants and scarlet 
stockings; coat buttoned up in front; brown gloves; 
scarlet belt; Tent badge, to be worn on left breast; 
iron or tin-pointed javelin, five feet long, one inch 
and a half in thickness, of scarlet color; black Cadet 
cap, with silver band, and letters "T. C." thereon. 

Sec. 3. — The banner shall be two by three feet. 
One side deep scarlet, with the name of the city and 

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State thereon The other side light green, with the 
name and number of the Tent . The banner is trimmed 
with silver lace and fringe . 

ARTICLE IX. 

CRIMES AND PENALTIES. 

Section 1. — Every member who fails to attend 
a regular meeting, and is without a good excuse, shall 
be fined cents. 

Sec. 2 — Every member who tells any of the bus- 
iness of the Tent to persons s who are not members 
of the Order shall be fined 

Sec. 3 — Every member who lets the monthly 
dues remain unpaid for three months will be suspended 
until all dues are paid. 

Sec. 4. — Any member who will not come to or- 
der when requested by the C. M. P. or Q. M. shall 

for the first offense be fined ; for the second, 

be suspended for one month; for the third, be sus- 
pended indefinitely. 

ARTICLE X. 

QUORUM. 

Ten members shall constitute a quorum for any 
business of the Tent. The Queen Mother or Vice- 
Queen Mother or Father must be present at every 
meeting with the Charter. 

ARTICLE XL 

QUARTERLY REPORTS. 

Section 1. — The Chief Record Keeper, and Chief 
of the Chest, shall give a quarterly report to the Tent 
at the regular monthly meetings in April, July, Oc- 

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tober and January, of all moneys received and paid 
out. The Q. M. must supervise the report, and have 
the Record Book kept in proper order. 

Sec. 2. — The Queen Mother is required to care- 
fully instruct the Children in deportment and polite- 
ness, and teach them to respect persons older than 
themselves, to love the members of the Tent, and 
to meet at the sessions of the Tent punctually at the 
appointed hour. 

Sec. 3. — The Queen Mother must not permit 
noisy and unruly Children to remain members of 
the Tent. The Queen Mother has the authority to 
admit and enroll as many Children in her Tent as 
she desires. She must have the Constitution and 
By-Laws read in open session at least once in every 
quarter. 

Sec. 4. — The Queen Mother shall report quarterly 
the condition of her Tent to the Grand Queen Mother, 
also the number of members. 

Sec. 5. — Every new member is introduced to the 
Tent and received with twelve claps — four times 
three — and instructed in the Password and Saluting 
Sign, and impressed that they shall keep them secret 
from all who are not members of the Tent. 

ARTICLE XII. 

TENT TREASURER. 

Section 1. — The Queen Mother shall be the 
Treasurer of the Tent. She shall give a bond to the 
Trustees of the Tabernacle for the safety of the Tent's 
money. The Trustees shall report to the G. Q. M., 
when requested, the condition of the Tent's Treas- 
ury. She shall receive all moneys and valuables be- 
longing to the Tent, and shall report monthly, at a 
regular meeting of the Tent, the amount of money 
received and paid out during the month. 

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Sec. 2. — Money can only be drawn from the 
Treasurer on a warrant signed by the C. M. P. and 
V.-Q. M., and countersigned by the C. R. K. 

ARTICLE XIII. 

Section 1. — The regalia of the Queen Mother 
shall be a white dress and a dark pink robe, en train; 
a golden coronet, ornamented with white stones; pink 
gloves; emerald green belt, with silver clasps, and 
figures 333; a scepter, made to suit the taste. When 
she does not wear the robe, the regalia is an emerald 
green collar, trimmed with twelve silver stars and 
silver lace, and the letters "Q. M." thereon. 

Sec. 2. — The Vice-Queen Mother wears the same, 
excepting the robe and scepter. 

Sec. 3. — The Father of the Tent shall wear the 
Taborian Division dress and regalia. 

ARTICLE XIV. 

Section 1. — The officers of the Tent may be 
installed* by any Past Q. M., District G. M., G. Q. M., 
or Q. M. 

Sec. 2. — The manner of installing is as follows: 
All the officers are seated in their proper stations. 
Their individual duties are read to them from the 
Constitution, commencing with the Queen Mother, 
and so on until all the officers are installed. When 
this is finished, the Installing Officer calls up all 
those present, except the officers who have just been 
installed. 

Sec. 3. — The Installing Officer then declares the 
officers installed, and all who are not installed stand 
and give the twelve claps — four times three. 

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FORM OF DECLARATION. 



as 



By virtue of the power and authority in us vested 
we now declare the officers of Tent 



installed in regular form for the ensuing Tent year. 
ARTICLE XV. 

ANNUAL RETURNS. 

The returns of the Tent, with the names of the 
members, must be forwarded to the Chief Grand 
Scribe one month before the Grand Session meets. 
Every Tent that has been organized three months 

or more must forward with their returns 

dollars, to pay their annual Grand Dues. The Grand 
Scribe will receipt to the Queen Mother. 

ARTICLE XVI. 

CHARTER AND BOOKS. 

Section 1.— The C. G. M. shall charter and 
number the Tent, and supply two Taborian Consti- 
tutions with the Charter. The price of Charter and 
Books shall not be less than seven dollars. The 
Tent must have a Manual, it to be the property of 

the Tent. 

g EC 2.— When a Tent fails to meet for three 
consecutive months, the Charter is proclaimed dead 
by the Grand Queen Mother. It can not be reor- 
ganized except by order of the C. G. M. 

LAWFUL INSTRUCTIONS. 

1. The membership of Tents shall consist of 
children ranging from the ages of six months to seven- 
teen years. 

2. A[Girl must join a Tabernacle when she ar- 

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rives at the age of sixteen. She can not remain a 
member of the Tent after that age. 

3. A boy is required to join a Temple when 
he becomes eighteen years of age. He can not remain 
a member of the Tent after that age. 

4. The only adult members of a Tent shall be 
the Queen Mother, Vice-Queen Mother, and Father 
of the Tent; and they, to hold these offices, must be 
members in good standing in their respective Taber- 
nacles or Temples. 

5. This Constitution is for the Tent and its 
government. 

6. The Boys of the Tent shall be known as 
Taborian Cadets. 

7. The Tent is one of the four departments in 
the International Order of Twelve. It is governed 
by its own laws, and is subject to neither the Temple 
nor Tabernacle. 

8. The Queen Mother shall have full control or 
management of the Tent, and will be held accountable 
to the Grand Body, under which its Charter is held, 
for the manner in which she administers the laws. 

9. The Queen Mother shall represent her Tent 
in the Grand Session, and make a full report of the 
work and business during the previous Tent year. 

10. Tents shall elect their own officers. After 
a Maid or Page moves to place a candidate in nom- 
ination — and being duly seconded — a vote is taken, 
and a majority of the votes given will elect. The 
Vice or Queen Mother, assisted by the Father of the 
Tent, shall conduct the election. 

11. The Tent has no secret degrees. The only 
secrets being the Password and Saluting Sign. 

12. When a Maid arrives at the age of sixteen 
years, she chooses the Tabernacle which she desires 
to join. The Queen Mother gives her a transfer, 

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free of cost, recommending her to the Tabernacle 
which she desires to join, giving her age, and stating 
how long she has been a member of the Tent, and 
shall certify as to her moral character, good deport- 
ment, and that she is in perfect health. A Tabernacle 
shall not receive a member from any Tent unless 
acceptable as regards morality and good deportment, 
and is in perfect health. She must have a doctor's 
certificate for the Tabernacle. 

13. When a Taborian Cadet arrives at the age 
of eighteen years, he must choose the Temple which 
he desires to join. The Queen Mother gives him a 
transfer, free of cost, stating how long he has been 
a member of the Tent, and when he arrived at the 
age of eighteen years. He must be in good health, 
or he can not be admitted to membership in the 
Temple. He must get a doctor's certificate to join 
the Temple. 

14. The Tabernacle to which the Maid is trans- 
ferred must confer all the degrees upon her, and enroll 
her name. (The Maid shall pay one dollar when her 
name is enrolled.) 

15. The Temple to which the Page is transferred 
shall give him all the degrees. (He shall pay one 
dollar on being enrolled.) 



The Cadets of every Tent are required to have a 
band, composed of fifes and drums. There should be 
two or more fifes and drums. The Father of the Tent 
shall have the Cadets properly instructed. The Q. M. 
is authorized to procure fifes and drums for the Tents . 



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BY-LAWS. 



MEETINGS. 

The hour to meet shall be fixed by the Queen 
Mother, V.-Q. M. and Father; there must be one 
monthly meeting each month for the collection of 
dues and receiving of members, and other regular 
business; and a call meeting at any time the Queen 
Mother decides it is needed. 

THE AGE OF MEMBERS. 

Section 1. — A Girl, when she becomes sixteen 
years old, must be made a member of the Tabernacle, 
and her name taken from the Tent roll. The Taber- 
nacle is not to make a charge for giving the degrees, 
but the Tent member that is made in the Tabernacle 
shall pay one dollar when her name is put on the 
roll-book. 

Sec. 2. — The Boy, when he arrives at the age of 
eighteen years, must be made a Knight in the Tem- 
ple. The Temple is not to charge for the degrees, 
but when the Tent member is enrolled on the Temple's 
books he must pay one dollar. 

over age. 

Sec. 3. — No adult person is to be a member of 
the Tent but the Queen Mother, Vice-Queen Mother 
and Father of the Tent. The Tent is a Children's 
organization in the International Order of Twelve. 

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BY-LAWS. 



1. The meetings of the Tent shall be called to 

order at o'clock, by the C. M. P. The 

Q. M. gives three raps, and all put on regalia or 
badges, and the officers take their places. 

2. Singing and prayer, led by the Father; if 
he is not present, some other person is appointed to 
perform the duty pro tern. 

3. The C. M. P. gives one rap, and all are 
seated. She declares the Tent open for business, and 
instructs the Tent Keeper to report all who apply 
for admittance. 

4. Reading of the minutes of last meeting, cor- 
recting and approving. 

5. Calling roll, and receiving dues and fees. 

6. Receiving and enrolling new members. 

7. New business, motions and resolutions. 

8. Marching and drill practice. 

9. Queen Mother's instructions. 

10. Closing in the usual form, by the singing of 
closing hymn, and giving twelve claps in regular order — 
four times three. 



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RULES OF ORDER. 



1. Every member must meet in the Tent cleanly 
dressed, and have their working regalia or badge. 

2. Members or visitors are not permitted to 
remain in open Tent unless they have their badges 
or regalia on in proper form. 

3. The members must address the officers in open 
Tent by their title. 

4. A member must not be interrupted while 
speaking. 

5. No member shall speak more than five min- 
utes, without permission of the C. M. P. 

6. All business meetings shall be governed by 
the Order of Business. 

7. The strictest order must be kept during the 
hours of business. 

QUEEN MOTHER. 

The wife of a king, a woman who is the sovereign 
ruler of a kingdom. Queen Mother is the title of the 
executive officer in a Tent of Maids and Pages, 
the fourth department in the International Order of 
Twelve. 

TENT. 

A movable or portable house. It was the first 
covering or shelter which our ancestors used. The 
fourth department in the International Order of Twelve 
is called the Children's Tent. The members of it 
are known as Maids and Pages. But three adults 
are permitted to be members. Tents were organized 
to gather in the children, to give them moral in- 
struction, to teach them the difference between right 

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and wrong, to guide their young minds in the ways 
that will ultimately make them good men and women, 
and to discipline them in the obeying of the laws and 
rules. As they grow up, the impression of right and 
justice will be impressed upon them, and they will 
be moral and good citizens and faithful members of 
the Order. The Tent is governed by the Constitu- 
tion and By-Laws; it has no rituals nor degrees. 
Provision is made, when the Boys become eighteen 
years of age, and the Girls sixteen years of age, that 
they become members of either a Temple or a Tab- 
ernacle. If they have been properly instructed in the 
Tent, they will understand the nature of a sacred 
obligation. The Queen Mother must carefully train 
the Girls in ladylike manners and deportment, and 
the Boys in good manners and manliness. The Fa- 
ther of Tents must teach the Taborian Cadets the 
march and drill. It is not necessary that the Girls 
should be drilled in public. Teach them how to 
be modest, virtuous, and retiring. The Tent is the 
Order's school-house. 

THE TENT IN THE MANUAL. 

For Tent instruction, see Manual. For Funeral 
Ceremony, see Manual. For Taborian Cadets' Drill, 
see Manual. For Tent Transfer, see Manual. For 
Rights of Queen Mothers, see Manual. For Tent 
Banner, see Manual. For Tent Badge, see Manual. 
For Tent History, see Manual. 



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TABORIAN CADETS. 

(Tune: "My Maryland."; 

1. ;Come, Cadets, join joyful song, 

A happy, clapping Taborian band, 
With heart and hand our voices prolong, 
Happy clapping Taborian band. 
For Tabor's Mount we are to train, 
And from its summit our joy proclaim; 
Maids and Pages bless Tabor's honored name ; 
We are the Children of Mount Tabor, 
A happy, clapping Taborian band. 

2. In every State Tabor's cadets are marching 
Witji drum and fife, a happy, clapping band; 
Look! Listen! It is the Stars of Tabor coming, 
A free and happy, clapping band. 

Queen Mother, here 's your Crown of honor ; 

The Stars of Tabor's hope brightly shining. 

On the tented field, Mother Queen, we are weaving 

Garlands of victory to encircle thy brow, 

For we are a happy, clapping band. 

3. Knights of Tabor, hear the glorious sound, 

It is the Cadets, a happy, clapping Taborian band. 
Over streams, hills and lofty mountains 
We are marching, a happy, clapping band. 
Daughters of Tabor, see the Taborian Children 
Moving onward with colors flying from State to State, 
From north to south, from east to west, singing: 
We are free Taborian, a happy, clapping band. 
A happy band, clapping, happy band. 



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International Order of Twelve. 



Constitution and Regulations of the Past 

Arcanum or Twelfth Degree, for 

Present and Presiding 

Officers. 



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In Solo Deo Salus. 



777— PAST ARCANUM— 333 

Or Present and Past Presiding Officers' 
Degree. 



PAST ARCANUM. 



This degree is given to Present and Past Chief 
Mentors, Present and Past High Priestesses, Present 
and Past Presiding Princes, Present and Past Vice- 
Princesses, Present and Past Queen Mothers, Inter- 
national Grand Deputies, International Deputy Grand 
Mentors, Deputy Grand Mentors, Deputy Grand 
Preceptresses, and District Grand Mentors. 

AUTHORIZED. 

The following are authorized to give the Past 
Arcanum: Present and Past Chief Grand Mentors, 
Present and Past Chief Grand Preceptresses, Inter- 
national Deputy Grand Mentors, International Grand 
Deputies, Deputy Grand Mentors, Deputy Grand 
Preceptresses, and District Grand Mentors. 

A REGULAR PAST ARCANUM. 

In towns or cities where there are twelve or 
more Past and Present Presiding Officers and Dep- 
uties, a Past Arcanum Temple must be organized and 
set to work. The one authorized to organize is the 
District Grand Mentor. If there is no officer of that 
grade in the city or town, any Deputy can call the 



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meeting, when the names of all the members are en- 
rolled, and the following officers elected (six Knights 
and six Daughters): 

Chief Arcanum C. A. 

Vice- Arcanum, a Daughter V.-A. 

Recording Scribe R. S. 

Vice-Recording Scribe, a Daughter V.-R. S. 

Arcanum Treasurer A. T. 

Arcanum Priestess, a Daughter A. P. 

Arcanum Drill-Master .A. D.-M. 

Arcanum Banner-Bearer, a Daughter . . A. B.-B. 

Chief Arcanum Guard C. A. G. 

Chief Arcanum Guard, a Daughter C. A. G. 

Chief Arcanum Sentinel, a Daughter C. A. St. 

Outer Arcanum Sentinel ■ . .0. A. St. 

The officers are elected by white and black balls 
or written ballots. A majority of all votes cast shall 
elect. 

REGULAR ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 

The officers shall be elected on or before the 
third Tuesday in March of each year, and installation 
the first day of April or 20 days thereafter. 

ARTICLE VI. 

DUTIES OF THE OFFICERS. 

Section 1. — It shall be the duty of the Chief 
Arcanum to preside at all meetings of the Past Ar- 
canum. He shall call special meetings whenever he 
deems it necessary. He shall decide all questions 
of law, order or rules. The Past Arcanum, whenever 
in session, shall be under his supervision, and he shall 
cause the business to be done by the rules. He shall 
decide the time for closing, without a motion. He 
shall perform all other duties pertaining to his office. 

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VICE-ARCANUM. 

Sec. 2.— The V.-A. shall fill the duties of the 
C. A. when he is absent, and in his presence assist 
in the several duties of the office. Should both C. 
A. and 'V.-A. be absent at the hour of opening meet- 
ings, one of the Chief Arcanum Guards opens the 
Past Arcanum and fulfills the duties of the Presiding 
Officer pro tern. 

RECORDING SCRIBE. 

Sec. 3. — The Recording Scribe shall keep the 
books of the Past Arcanum — the records and the roll 
of members. He shall keep a regular account with 
each member, and collect all dues, fines and other 
moneys belonging to the Past Arcanum, and pay 
them into the treasury. He shall record the doings 
of each meeting plainly and neatly, and report to 
the Past Arcanum, when called on, the condition of 
the treasury. He shall make a report at the regular 
session, in the month of January. He shall draw 
all orders for money on the treasury, and see that 
they are signed by the C. A., and countersigned by 
himself. 

VICE- RECORDING SCRIBE. 

Sec. 4/ — It shall be the duty of the Vice-Recording 
Scribe to assist the R. S. in his several duties, and 
to fulfill all the duties of the R. S. when he (the Jl. S.) 
is ibsent. 

PAST ARCANUM TREASURER. 

Sec. 5.— The A. T. shall receive all the money 
and valuables belonging to the Past Arcanum, and 
pay all orders when drawn properly. He shall keep 
a correct account of all moneys received and paid 

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out. He shall report, when called on by the C. A., 
the condition of the treasury. He shall make a re- 
port at the regular meeting in January. He shall 
give a bond, to secure the money of the Past Arca- 
num, to the C. A., A. P. and V.-R. S. ; for the faithful 
application of the Past Arcanum's money, per Con- 
stitution — the amount of the bond to be agreed on 
at a regular meeting of the Past Arcanum. He shall 
give to his successor a written statement of the con- 
dition of the treasury. He shall, when his successor 
is qualified, turn over to him all books, cash, papers 
and other property that are in his possession. 

ARCANUM PRIESTESS. 

Sec. 6. — The A. P. shall conduct the devotional 
exercises of the Past Arcanum, and visit and give 
consolation to the sick members. 

ARCANUM DRILL-MASTER. 

Sec. 7.— It shall be the duty of the A. D.-M. to 
teach the members the march and drill. He shall 
teach the sword exercise, and assist in giving the 
degree. He shall attend the inner door of the Past 
Arcanum, and shall be Marshal, and assist the C. A. 
in keeping order. It is his duty to arrange the hall 
for the meetings. 

ARCANUM BANNER-BEARER. 

Sec. 8.— It shall be the duty of the A. B.-B. to 
carry the banner of the Order, and keep it in his 
possession, and to preserve and keep it ready for use. 

CHIEF ARCANUM GUARDS. 

Sec. 9. — The C. A. Guards shall assist the C. 
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A. in giving the degrees and in preserving order during 
the hours of business. 

CHIEF ARCANUM SENTINEL. 

Sec. 10.— It shall be the duty of the C. A. St. 
to assist the A. D.-M. in attending the inner door 
of the Arcanum. 

OUTER ARCANUM SENTINEL. 

Sec. 11. — It is the duty of the O. A. St. to guard 
the outer entrance to the Arcanum, and admit all 
who desire to enter, when ordered by the C. A. to 
admit them, and to receive and fulfill the orders of 
the C A. 

ARTICLE VII. 

SESSIONS. 

Section 1. — There shall be a regular session 
every month, and call sessions at any time when 
needed. 

Sec. 2. — The degree can be given at any session, 
and members can be enrolled at any regular session. 

ARTICLE VIII. 

TWENTY-EIGHT POINTS OF LAW. 

1. It is the duty of the Past Arcanum to pro- 
vide for the care and entertainment of visiting Grand 
Officers during their stay. By Grand Officers we 
mean those who preside in one of the departments, 
namely: I. C. G. M., I. C. G. P., I. G. P. P., I. G. 
Q. M., C. G. M., C. G. P., G. P. P., G. Q. M.; and 
in the International Districts, the D. G. M. and 
D. G. P. The Past Arcanum may use their judg- 

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ment in entertaining other Grand Officers; that is, 
if they desire to do so. 

2. It is the duty of the Past Arcanum to prepare 
and arrange for the Grand Session, if it is held in 
their city. 

3. Special privileges are granted to the Past Ar- 
canum to have public entertainments; to keep a full 
treasury, for the purpose of paying its expenses, and 
for aiding weak Temples and Tabernacles that are 
worthy of help. 

i The C. A. V.-P. and V. R. S. are the Trustees 
of the Past Arcanum. All officers who are required 
to give bond for the faithful discharge of their duties 
shall deliver the bond to the Trustees, and their suc- 
cessors. All bonds must be drawn in legal form. 
When approved by the Trustees, they shall be of 
binding force during the Past Arcanum year. All 
bonds must be renewed immediately after the election 
and installation of officers every year. 

5. The R. S. and A. T. must give bonds before 
they are invested with the duties of their offices; 
said bonds must receive the approval of the Trustees, 
or they can not be accepted. 

6. The C. A. appoints all committees, unless 
it is otherwise ordered by a majority vote of the 
Past Arcanum. 

7. The C. A., when an officer is absent or dis- 
qualified, appoints another member pro tern, to fill 
the position. 

8. Presiding Officers should be an example to 
their subordinate members; therefore, the members 
of the Arcanum are required to live in peace with 
each other — no contention, no fault-finding, no speak- 
ing disrespectfully of one another. Remember, our 
Order is composed of ladies and gentlemen, and the 
Presiding Officers should be sociable and polite. 

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9. A member of the Arcanum of whom com- 
plaint is made for being contentious, fault-finding, 
or of speaking disrespectfully of another member, or 
of creating confusion or sowing dissension among the 
members of the Order, shall be dealt with summarily. 

10. A written complaint may be made, signed 
by two members of the Arcanum, specifying what 
the Presiding or Past Officer is guilty of. This is to 
be read in regular session by the R. S. 

11. Members of the Past Arcanum may be tried 
for any of the complaints brought against them, as 
found in number 9, and if convicted by a two-thirds 
vote of the Past Arcanum, they shall be suspended 
from the Arcanum, and the C. G. M. be notified of 
the action of the Arcanum. This action informs the 
C. G. M. that the member is unfit to preside, and 
the peace and harmony of the Order demands the 
removal of that Presiding Officer from office. 

On Constitutional matters, the Arcanum can in- 
vestigate, and if the offense is so grave as to demand 
the attention of the C. G. M., the R. S. must write 
the findings of the investigation to the Grand Chief. 

12. The Arcanum obligation must be read at 
every regular meeting. The C. A., if any part of 
the obligation is not clear, shall explain its intent 
and meaning. 

13. The Past Arcanum is not a beneficial de- 
partment; it is a social and instructive house for 
Presiding Officers. Each newly installed C. M., H. 
P., P. P., V.-P. and Q. M. is required to join the 
Arcanum, and pay one dollar for the degree and 
membership, and necessary monthly dues may be 
collected from each member, so as to cover the 
expenses. 

14. The business and proceedings of the Ar- 
canum shall be read, acted on, corrected and adopted 
if correct. 



16. Read Law on Quarterly Pass (Manual) ev^ 
ery three months. The C. A. requests each Presiding 
Officer to pronounce the Pass for that quarter, and 
he corrects the members if not properly given. 

16. Read official notices from Grand Officers, and, 
if necessary, act on them. For instructions or the 
making of arrangements, this is the proper time to 
attend to the same. 

17. The C. M. reports the condition of his Tem- 
ple, the number of sick and distressed members who 
have been attended to since the last session; the 
deaths and the attendance of members at each session 
of the Temple, and the number of members who have 
their full dress regalia and uniform Rank. 

18. The H. P. reports the condition of her Tab- 
ernacle, the number of sick and distressed members, 
and the attention they have received, and the at- 
tendance of the members at each session, the deaths 
and the increase or decrease of membership. 

19. The P. P. or V.-P. reports the condition' of 
the Palatium, the number of members, the number 
of Palatine Guards who have their full dress regalia, 
and how often they drill. 

20. The Q. M.s report the condition of their 
Tents, the number of Children, the number of Cadets, 
and how often they drill. 

21. The Grand Deputies report the number of 
Temples, Tabernacles, Palatiums . and Tents which 
they have organized since the last session. 

22. These reports may be made orally or in 
writing. The R. S. must record the interesting part 
of the reports. 

23. Roll called, dues collected, and the names of 
new members enrolled. It is not necessary to peti- 
tion for membership all Presiding Officers and Past 
Presiding Officers. They are members, if they are in 

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good standing, provided they live within the juris- 
diction of the Past Arcanum. 

24. The C. A. inquires of the C. M.s and H. P.s 
whether or not they have sent their quarterly reports 
for this quarter. If either of them has failed to do 
so, the C. A. shall inform them of the consequences 
of their neglect. 

25. The C. A. inquires of the P. P. or V.-P. 
whether or not they have sent their quarterly report 
to the Grand Presiding Prince* 

26. The C. A. inquires of the Q. M. if she 
has sent her quarterly report to the Grand Queen 
Mother. 

27. These quarterly reports must be sent to the 
Grand Officers, who are to receive them every three 
months — the first weeks in March, June, September 
and December. ■ 

28. Unfinished business, new business, discussions 
on the best ways and means to make the sessions of 
their Temples, Tabernacles and Palatiums pleasant 
and attractive, and how to manage the Tents. 

ARTICLE IX. 

Section 1. — Grand Deputies are required, when 
they make an organization in a place where there is 
not an Arcanum, to give the Presiding Officer the 
Arcanum Degree and full instructions. 

Sec. 2. — In cities and towns where the number 
of Presiding Officers and Deputies are not sufficient 
to organize a Past Arcanum, they can meet together, 
and discuss the best ways and means by which to 
build up, and how to govern for the good of the 
members, and how to make their sessions pleasant 
and agreeable. 



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RULES OF BUSINESS. 



1. Open the session at the hour appointed by 
the C. A., in the form arranged in the Ritual. Seven 
members constitute a quorum, and can transact all 
business legally brought before it. 

2. Reading the proceedings of the last regular 
and special sessions, and correcting and adopting 
the same. 

3. The R. S. reads the obligation carefully and 
slowly. 

4. Reports of Presiding Officers on the condition 
of their Temples, Tabernacles, Palatiums and Tents. 

5. Unfinished business, if any. 

6. Calling the roll, collecting dues and fees. 

7. Receiving and enrolling new members, and 
giving the degree. 

8. New business, and discussions. 

9. The C. A. asks whether all the members are 
in peace and harmony with each other. If there are 
any not at peace and harmony, they are requested 
to file a written charge at the next session. 

10. Closing, in the form laid down in the Ritual . 



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International Order of Twelve. 



INTERNATIONAL DI3TRICTS-THEIR 
GOVERNMENT AND REGULATIONS. 



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In Solo Deo Salus." 



DISTRICT GRAND TEMPLES 
AND TABERNACLES. 



ARTICLE I. 



Section 1 . — The International Chief Grand Men- 
tor may organize an International District in any 
State, Territory or country not having a Grand 
Temple or Tabernacle. 

Sec. 2. — The District shall be under the control 
of the I. C. G. M., and subject to the laws of the 
International Grand Temple and Tabernacle. 

Sec. 3. — A District can not be organized with 
less than twelve organizations, namely: Temples, 
Tabernacles, Palatiums and Tents. 

Sec. 4. — When a district has forty or more or- 
ganizations, the I. C. G. M. is required to organize 
and institute Grand Temples and Tabernacles as 
denned in the General Law. (See Manual, pages 
41, 42.) 

ARTICLE II. 

Section 1. — The membership of the District 
Grand Temple and Tabernacle shall be as follows (to 
continue their membership, they must reside within 
the boundaries of the District) : 

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1. Chief Mentors and Past Chief Mentors. 

2. High Priestesses and Past High Priestesses. 

3. Presiding Princes and Past Presiding Princes. 

4. Queen Mothers and Past Queen Mothers. 

5. International Deputy Grand Mentors. 

6. Vice-Princesses and Past Vice-Princesses. 

7. International Grand Deputies. 

Sec. 2. — Every member of the District is required 
to attend the District Grand Session. 

1. Chief Mentors represent their Temples. 

2. High Priestesses represent their Tabernacles. 

3. Presiding Princes or Vice-Princesses represent 
their Palatiums. 

4. Queen Mothers represent their Tents. 

5. Temples, Tabernacles, Palatiums and Tents 
pay the traveling expenses and board of their rep- 
resentatives. 

ARTICLE III. 

Section 1. — The vote in the District Grand ses- 
sion is as follows: Temples, Tabernacles, Palatiums 
and Tents have four votes each in the election of 
the District Grand Officers. If the Presiding Officer 
and Vice are absent of either Temple, Tabernacle, 
Palatium or Tent, their vote is lost. There are no 
proxies in the Taborian Order. 

Sec. 2.— Past Chief Mentors, Past High Priest- 
esses, Past Presiding Princes, Past Vice-Princesses, 
International Deputy Grand Mentors, and Interna- 
tional Grand Deputies have one vote each. 

Sec. 3. — District Grand Officers have one vote 
each. 

Sec; 4. — The voting is by written ballots. The 
roll of Temples, Tabernacles, Palatiums and Tents 
is called by the District Recorder, and each repre- 
sentative votes. Then the Past Officers are called, 

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and they vote. Then the District Grand Officers are 
called, and they vote. 

Sec. 5. — Five Tellers are appointed by the Pre- 
siding Grand Officer to count the ballots and report 
the result. Two of these Tellers are Knights and 
three are Daughters. 

ARTICLE IV. 

DISTRICT GRAND OFFICERS. 

1. District Grand Mentor D. G. M. 

2. District Grand Preceptress .D. G. P. 

3. District Grand Recorder . . .D. G. R. 

4. District Grand Orator D. G. 0. 

5. District Grand Inner Sentinel D. G. I. St. 

6. District Grand Outer Sentinel D. G. O. St. 

DUTIES OF GRAND OFFICERS. 

Section 1. — It shall be the duty of the District 
Mentor to make organizations in all parts of the 
District he shall visit, and instruct Temples, Tab- 
ernacles, Palatiums and Tents, when they request 
his presence. When he visits, his traveling expen- 
ses and per diem must be paid by the Temple, Tab- 
ernacle, Palatium or Tent which invites him. He 
must, when ordered by the I. C. G. M., visit any 
part of the District on special business for the Order. 
His expenses must be paid out of the International 
Grand Treasury. He is to represent his District 
in the Triennial Grand Session, and the Temples, 
Tabernacles, Palatiums and Tents in the District will 
be assessed pro rata to pay his traveling expenses 
and per diem. He is to keep a list of all organiza- 
tions, and report to the I. C. G. M. their condition 
every three months. C. M.s and H. P.s will make 
their quarterly reports to him, and he will furnish 

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them with the Quarterly Pass. His office expenses 
will be paid out of the funds of the District Session, 
that is, for his stationery and postage stamps. In 
the absence of the I. C. G. M. from the District 
Grand Session, he is to hold the session and to report 
to the I. C. G. M. 

DUTIES OF THE DISTRICT PRECEPTRESS. 

Sec. 2. — It shall be the duty of the District 
Preceptress to visit all Tabernacles and Tents, when 
invited by the H. P. or Q. M. Her expenses are to 
be paid by the Tabernacle or Tent that she visits. 
She is authorized to organize Tabernacles, Palatiums 
and Tents in all parts of her District. She is the 
representative of the District in the Triennial Grand 
Session, and the organizations in the District will be 
assessed pro rata to pay her expenses. When the I. 
C. G. M. and D. G. M. are absent from the session, 
it is her duty to preside. 

DISTRICT GRAND RECORDER. 

Sec. 3.— It is the duty of the D. G. R. to record 
the proceedings of the session and prepare them for 
the press. She receives and receipts for the Grand 
Dues. She must keep correct minutes of the business 
of the District Grand Session. 

DISTRICT GRAND ORATOR. 

Sec. 4.— It shall be the duty of D. G. O. to open 
the sessions with devotional exercises, and to preach 
the Annual Sermon, when requested. When a Tem- 
ple or Tabernacle requires his presence, it shall pay 
his traveling expenses. 

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DISTRICT INNER GRAND SENTINEL. 

Sec. 5.— It is the duty of the D. I. G. St. to 
guard the inner door of the session, and attend to 
the instructions of the Presiding Officer. 

DISTRICT OUTER GRAND SENTINEL. 

Sec. 6.— It shall be the duty of the D. 0. G. 
St. to guard the outer door of the session, under the 
instruction of the Presiding Officer. 

ARTICLE V. 

DISTRICT GRAND SESSION. 

Section 1. — The session shall assemble the day 
and hour set by the I, C. G. M. The roll of Tem- 
ples, Tabernacles, Palatiums and Tents is called by 
the D. G. R., if there are seven or more Represent- 
atives present. 

Sec. 2. — The session shall be opened in the Saba 
Meroe Degree, in the form found in the Ritual — 
"Dedicating the Hall." 

Sec. 3. — The following committees are appointed, 
consisting of five members each — two Knights and 
three Daughters: On Credentials; On Returns; On 
Obituaries; On Ways and Means; On Accounts; 
special committees are appointed if necessary. 

Sec. 4. — Afternoon Session: Call from rest to 
work. Report on Credentials; Presiding Officer's Mes- 
sage is read; District Grand Mentor's Report; Dis- 
trict Grand Preceptress' Report; Grand Deputies' 
Reports. The Representatives report the condition 
and prospects of their Temples, Tabernacles, Pala- 
tiums and Tents. Call from work to rest. 

Sec. 5. — Second Day, Morning Session: Call 
from rest to work. Reports of Cummittees; Roll of 
Temples, Tabernacles, Palatiums and Tents called, 

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and Grand Dues collected; motions, resolutions, etc., 
to be acted on. Call from work to rest. 

Sec. 6. — Afternoon Session: Call from rest to 
work. Reports of Committees; continuance of col- 
lection of Grand Dues; motions, discussions, questions 
and answers. Call from work to rest. 

Sec. 7. — Third Day, Morning Session: Call from 
rest to work. Final report of Committees; memorial 
services; new business; and closing up of the business 
of the session; election of Grand Officers. Call from 
work to rest. 

Sec. 8. — Afternoon Session: Call from rest to 
work. Finish the business of the session, and prepare 
for the parade. 

Sec. 9. — Night Session: Installation of Grand 
Officers, and closing the session. 

Sec. 10. — The spare hours during the night ses- 
sions may be utilized to exemplify the ritualistic 
work. 

Sec. 11. — Take notice: The proceedings of each 
session must be read at the opening of the next 
succeeding session, corrected and adopted. 

Sec. 12. — If the business can not be concluded 
in three days, take another day, and make it a four 
days' session. 

ARTICLE VI. 

DUTIES OF COMMITTEES. 

Section 1. — It shall be the duty of the Com- 
mittee on Credentials to report all members of the 
District, divided as follows: 1st, Representatives of 
Temples; 2d, of Tabernacles; 3d, of Palatiums; 4th, 
of Tents; 5th, the names of Past C. M.s, Past H. P.s, 
Past Q. M.s, I. D. G. M.s and I. G. D.s. This report 
must give the name of the Temple, Tabernacle, Pala- 
tium or Tent which they represent, and the names 



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of all Past Presiding Officers who are in good standing, 
whether present or absent. 

Sec. 2. — The Committee on Returns is required 
to examine the returns of Temples, Tabernacles and 
Palatiums, and report on each as follows: 1st, the 
name and number; 2d, the number of members; 3d, 
the number suspended; 4th, the number expelled; 
5th, the names of the C. M. and C. S., H. P. and 
C. R., P. P. and P. R.; 6th, the amount of Grand 
Dues; 7th, the name of the place where located, and 
the State. 

The returns of Tents: 1st, name and number 
of the Tent; 2d, number of males; 3d, number of 
females; 4th, total number; 5th, names of Q. M. and 
C. M. P.; 6th, the amount of Grand Dues; 7th, the 
name and place where located, and the State. 

Sec. 3. — The Committee on Ways and Means 
shall examine all business referred to them by the 
District Session, and recommend what they consider 
the best action to be taken. 

Sec. 4. — It shall be the duty of the Committee 
on Obituaries to report the names of the members 
who have died during the District year, and the name 
and number of the Temple, Tabernacle, Palatium or 
Tent to which they belonged. They shall prepare a 
programme for obituary exercises, and the District 
Session shall fix the hour. 

Sec. 5. — The Committee on Accounts shall re- 
ceive and examine all accounts, and report on their 
correctness. 

PAY-ROLL. 

The expenses of the following officers are paid 
out of the Grand Dues, as follows: 

1. International Chief Grand Mentor, traveling 
expenses, and two dollars per day during time of 
session. 

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2. District Grand Mentor, traveling expenses . 
and two dollars per day during time of session. 

3. District Grand Preceptress, traveling expenses, 
and two dollars per day during time of session. 

4. District Recorder, traveling expenses, and two 
dollars per day during time of session. 

5. District Inner St., two dollars per day during 
time of session. 

6. District Outer St., two dollars per day during 
time of session. 

ACCOUNTS AND DISBURSEMENTS. 

1. The District Session is required to print its 
proceedings. 

2. The District Recorder prepares the minutes 
for the press and notifies the I. C. G. S. to draw a 
warrant to pay the printing expenses. 

3. At the closing of the District Grand Session 
the D. G. R. is required to forward to the I. C. G. S. 
the amount of receipts by items, and a full account 
of the disbursements by items, and the balance, if 
any, of money on hand, after paying all expenses 

4. The I. C. G. S., when he receives money from 
a District, sends a receipt to the D. G. R. for the 
amount received. He is required to keep separate 
accounts of each District. 

5. The I. C. G. S. deposits all moneys received 
from the Districts in the International Grand Treasury. 

6. The I. C. G. Tr. is required to keep the 
accounts of each District separately, and pay war- 
rants when they are signed by the I. C. G. M. and 
the I. G. G. S. 

7. Should there remain any funds in the treas- 
ury belonging to a District when the District is erected 
into a Grand Temple and Tabernacle, the I. C. G. S. 
gives notice to the I. C. G. Tr. to place the money 
into the general fund. 

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District Grand Session, 



RULES OF BUSINESS. 



1. Opening, at the stated hour, in the Saba 
Meroe Degree. 

2. Reading the proceedings of the preceding 
session. 

3. Reports of Grand Officers. 

4. Reports of committees. 

5. New business, motions and resolutions. 

6. Under the head of New Business the Grand 
Dues are collected. 

7. Called from work to rest. 

The above is the form of conducting the business 
each day. The Presiding Officer may vary or change 
the form of business when it is needed to accomplish 
any desired end. 

The District Session is closed by the installation 
of the District Grand Officers. 



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International Order of Twelve. 



Constitution and Regulations of Grand 
Temples and Tabernacles. 



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"//? Solo Deo Salus." 



GENERAL CONSTITUTION. 



ARTICLE I. 



The Grand Temple and Tabernacle for 

chartered by the International Grand Temple and 
Tabernacle of Knights and Daughters of Tabor, of 
the International Order of Twelve. 

ARTICLE II. 

JUKISDICTION. 

Section 1. — The Grand Temple and Tabernacle 
shall have jurisdiction and control of the work and 
business in accordance with the Taborian Laws of 
all Temples of the Knights of Tabor, all Tabernacles 
of the Daughters of Tabor, all Palatiums of the Royal 
House of Media and all Tents of Maids and Pages 
of Honor, within the boundaries of the jurisdiction 
exclusively, subject only to the General Laws of the 
Taborian Order. 

Sec. 2. — The Grand Temple and Tabernacle is 
authorized to grant charters and warrants for the 
organization of Temples, Tabernacles, Palatiums and 
Tents within its jurisdiction. 

Sec. 3. — The Grand Temple and Tabernacle is 
authorized to organize, set up and charter Temples, 
Tabernacles, Palatiums and Tents in any State or 

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Territory in the United States of North America, 
or any Province or country in the world not having 
a Grand Temple and Tabernacle within its bound- 
aries, and have and hold jurisdiction over said or- 
ganizations until a Grand Temple and Tabernacle 
is organized and chartered in said State, Territory, 
Province or country. (For further information, read 
Manual.) 

Sec. 4. — For Power and Authority, read Manual. 

ARTICLE III. 

Section 1.— -For the Membership of Grand Tem- 
ples and Tabernacles, read Manual. 

Sec. 2. — For the Grand Officers elected and ap- 
pointed, the Official Titles and the Arrangement, read 
Manual. 

Sec. 3. — The Presiding Grand Prince of the Pala- 
tums. (See his duties, in the Laws Governing the 
Palatiums.) 

Sec. 4. — For the Duties of Grand Officers, read 
Manual. 

Sec. 5. — For the Board of Grand Curators, read 
Manual. For Trustees' bonds, for Power, Strength 
and Perpetuity, see Manual. For Amendments, for 
Penalty, see Manual. 

ARTICLE IV. 

Section 1. — For Power denned, Closed up, With- 
drawals, read Manual. 

Sec. 2. — For Appeals, read Manual. For Annual 
Sermons, see Manual. For Halls, see Manual. 

ARTICLE V. 

TABORIAN HOME. 

Section 1. — Every Grand Temple and Taber- 
nacle is required, within five years after they have 

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been set to work by charter, to make preparation 
for a Home, either to be built or purchased. This 
Home is to be used as a permanent residence for 
the old Knights and Daughters of Tabor who have 
no one to care for them when they are unable to 
take care of themselves. 

Sec. 2. — This Home shall be managed, by the 
Board of Grand Curators, and furnished with every- 
thing to make life pleasant and comfortable. 

Sec. 3. — The Grand Temple and Tabernacle shall 
make suitable provision for sustaining and maintain- 
ing the Home, and formulate a code of laws and rules 
for its government. 

Sec. 4. — There shall be added to the Home a 
school, where the orphan children of Knights and 
Daughters can receive an education. 

Sec. 5.— The school shall have a manual training 
department, where trades- of all kinds shall be taught 
to the students of both sexes. If the Home is man- 
aged properly, all the belongings of the same can be 
in full operation within ten years from the time the 
Grand Temple and Tabernacle is set up and chartered. 

ARTICLE VI. 
REVENUE of the grand temple and tabernacle. 

1. The revenue shall be received from the fol- 
lowing sources: 

2. Grand Dues from Temples, Tabernacles, Pa- 
latums and Tents. 

3. Charters for Temples, Tabernacles, Palatiums 
and Tents. 

4. Supplies of all kinds. 

5. Grand Temple and Tabernacle membership 
fees. 

6. The Grand Temple and Tabernacle shall, at 

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the Grand Sessions, from time to time, tax or assess 
the members a sum sufficient to sustain and maintain 
the Home and make the Temples and Tabernacles 
responsible for the payment thereof. 

7. The C. G. M. shall have the authority to 
assess the members pro rata to make up any deficiency 
in the payment of expenses or indebtedness. 

ARTICLE VII. 

PAY-ROLL OF GRAND OFFICERS. 

Section 1. — The Grand Officers shall be paid as 
follows, when attending the Grand Session: 

1. The C. G. M. shall receive traveling expenses 
to and from the Grand Session, and three dollars per 
day during the time of the session. 

2. The C. G. P. shall receive traveling expenses 
arjd three dollars per day. 

3. The G. P. P. shall receive traveling expenses 
and three dollars per day. 

4. The C. G. S. shall receive traveling expenses 
and three dollars per day. 

5. The C. G. R. shall receive traveling expenses 
and three dollars per day. 

6. The G. Q. M. shall receive traveling expenses 
and three dollars per day. 

7. The C. G. Tr. shall receive traveling expenses 
and three dollars per day. 

The office expenses of these seven officers shall 
be paid out of the funds in possession of the Grand 
Treasurer. 

Sec. 2.— The salary of the C. G. M., C. G. P., 
C. G. S., C. G. R., C. G. Tr., G. P. P. and G. Q. M. 
shall be fixed at each Grand Session. 

Sec. 3. — The following Grand Officers shall be 
paid two dollars per day during the Grand Session , 

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namely: C. G. O., C. G. Ps., G. D.-M., I. G. St. and 
O. G. St. 

Sec. 4. — The Grand Sessions are hereby admon- 
ished to economize in all financial business. The 
Taborian Order was not organized for the financial 
benefit of a few members, but it was organized for 
the best good of the whole membership . 

ARTICLE VIII. 

GRAND OFFICERS' JEWELS. 

Section 1.— -Grand Temples and Tabernacles are 
required to have their Jewels of Office the third year 
after they have been set to work and chartered. (For 
the form of Jewels, see Manual.) 

Sec. 2. — These Jewels are only worn by the 
Grand Officers at the Grand Sessions. At the close 
of the Grand Session, the Jewels are placed in the 
care of the Chief Grand Treasurer, and he is held 
responsible for them, and must produce them at every 
Grand Session. 

Sec. 3. — The Officers of the Grand Temple and 
Tabernacle can not be legally installed without these 
Jewels. 

ARTICLE IX. 

REPRESENTATIVES. 

Section 1.— Temples, Tabernacles, Palatiums and 
Tents are required to have a representative at the 
Grand Session. 

Sec. 2. — The Chief Mentor is the proper repre- 
sentative for his Temple. If it is not possible for 
him to attend, the Vice-Mentor must attend. 

Sec. 3. — A Tabernacle is represented by the High 
Priestess. If it is impossible for her to meet the 
Grand Session, the Vice-Priestess shall attend. 

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Sec. 4. — The Presiding Prince or Vice-Princess 
is required to represent the Palatium in the Grand 
Session. 

Sec. 5. — A Tent is represented by the Queen 
Mother in the Grand Session. If she can not attend, 
the Vice-Queen Mother must attend. 

Sec. 6. — A Temple, Tabernacle, Palatium or Tent 
having no representative at the Grand Session shall 
be fined, and the amount of the fine and the time it 
shall be paid is to be fixed by the Grand Session. 
If not paid at the time set, they shall be suspended 
by the Chief Grand Mentor until the fine is paid. 

Sec. 7. — The only representative for a Temple 
is the C. M. or V.-M.; and for a Tabernacle, the H. 
P. or V.-P; for a Palatium, the P. P. or V.-P.; for 
a Tent, the Q. M. or V.-Q. M. Proxies are not per- 
mitted in any department of the International Order 
of Twelve. 

Sec. 8. — Temples, Tabernacles, Palatiums and 
Tents are required to pay the traveling expenses of 
their representative to and from the Grand Session, 
and their board and other expenses, while attending 
the business of the session. 

Sec. 9. — Temples, Tabernacles, Palatiums and 
Tents which are not represented in the Grand Ses- 
sion are not permitted to vote on any question or 
for Grand Officers. 

ARTICLE X. 

THE VOTE OF THE GRAND TEMPLE AND TABERNACLE. 

Section 1. — The vote in the Grand Session shall 
be as follows, by the representatives : A Temple, four 
votes; a Tabernacle, four votes; a Palatium, four 
votes ; a Tent, four votes. 

Sec. 2.— All Past Presiding Officers have one 



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vote; each Deputy Grand Meritor, one vote; each 
Deputy Grand Priestess, one vote. 

Sec. 3. — Each Grand Officer, one vote. 

Sec. 4. — The C. G. S. shall prepare a roll of all 
voters, and, as he calls, the voting is done by bal- 
lots: First, for Temples; second, for Tabernacles; 
third, for Palatiums; fourth, for Tents; fifth, for 
Past Officers; sixth, for Deputies; seventh, for Grand 
Officers; eighth, for Past Grand Officers. 

Sec. 5. — There must be five Tellers appointed 
by the C. G. M., whose duty it is to count the ballots 
and report the result. 

Sec. 6. — It requires a majority of all votes cast 
to elect. If there are more than two candidates, and 
neither has a majority, drop the lowest at each 
ballot until one of them is duly elected. 

Sec. 7. — The vote is taken by written or printed 
ballots. 

ARTICLE XI. 

MAKING ORGANIZATIONS. 

Section 1.— It is the duty of C. G. M. to build 
up the Order. For that purpose he appoints any 
number of Deputies, both Knights and Daughters. 
The Deputies are authorized to charge for their work, 
as follows : 

Sec. 2. — For giving the degrees and setting a 
Temple to work, composed of from 12 to 18 men, 
three dollars each; for 20 to 30, two dollars and 
twenty-five cents each; for 31 or more, two dollars 
each. 

Sec. 3. — For giving the degrees and setting a 
Tabernacle of Ladies to work: For 12 to 20, two 
dollars and fifty cents each; for 25 to 32, two dollars 
each; for 33 or more, one dollar and fifty cents each. 

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Sec. 4. — Deputies who set up Temples and Tab- 
ernacles must give full instruction in the manner of 
opening and closing, and how to give the degrees, in 
ritualistic form, and all other information needed. 

Sec. 5. — The Deputy that makes an organization 
is required to not leave the Temple or Tabernacle 
until they have full instructions how to do the work, 
and conduct the business of Taborians. 

Sec. 6.— -For instruction in organizing and setting 
to work a Palatium. see Palatium Ritual, pages 4 and 6. 

Sec. 7. — For organizing and setting a Tent of 
Children to work: For 20 to 30, fifty cents each; 
for 35 or more, thirty cents each. 

Sec. 8. — The organizers are required to pay for 
the charter or warrants, and books, blanks, etc., out 
of the money they receive for organizing Temples, 
Tabernacles, Palatiums and Tents. 

Sec. 9. — The method of making organizations is 
to have clubs formed, with a President, Secretary and 
Treasurer. The members pay into the treasury until 
they have the full amount needed. When the club 
is ready, the Deputy must give the degrees to the 
entire club at the same time, by obligation and in- 
structions in the signs, tokens and words. The Dep- 
uty must not give anyone in the club the degrees 
until all are ready. The officers are installed when 
the charter or warrant is received. 

ARTICLE XII. 

Supplies for new Temples, Tabernacles, Palatiums 
and Tents. (Read Manual.) 

Section 1. — For a Temple: A Manual, two Ta- 
borian Constitutions, two complete Rituals, six blank 
transfers, six traveling certificates, twelve petitions, 
four quarterly reports, twenty-five monthly cards, key 
and quarterly pass and charter. 

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Sec. 2. — For a Tabernacle: One Manual, two 
Taborian Constitutions, two consolidated Rituals, six 
blank traveling certificates, six blank transfers, four 
blank quarterly reports, twenty-five monthly cards, 
twelve blank petitions, quarterly pass, key and warrant. 

Sec. 3. — For Palatiums: One Manual, six Ta- 
borian Constitutions, twelve Rituals and charter. 

Sec. 4. — For the Tents: One Manual, one Ta- 
borian Constitution, twenty-five monthly cards, and 
charter. 

price LIST. 

Sec. 5. — For charters, warrants, books, etc., etc. 
Supplies for new organizations: 

1. For a Temple, not less than $18 00 

2. For a Tabernacle, not less than , . 16 00 

3. For a Palatium, not less than 25 . 00 

4. For a Tent, not less than 7 00 

Sec. 6. — Deputies are instructed, when they send 

for a charter or warrant, to forward with the money 
the full names of all the officers. (For a Temple, see 
Manual; for a Tabernacle, for a Palatium, for a 
Tent.) In a Grand Temple and Tabernacle the Chief 
Grand Mentor is the only one authorized to grant 
charters and warrants. 

Sec. 7. — Section 5 gives the International price 
of charters and warrants. Grand Temples and Tab- 
ernacles in Grand Session have the authority to fix 
any price for charters and warrants, if adopted by a 
majority vote. 

ARTICLE XIII. 

TABERNACLES. 

Section 1. — A Tabernacle is permitted to have 
on its roll of members three Knights of Tabor. These 

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fill the Tribunes' stations, and they must be members 
of a Temple, and in good standing. 

Sec. 2. — When a Tabernacle needs Tribunes, the 
High Priestess notifies a Chief Mentor, and requests 
him to furnish the Tabernacle with Tribunes. 

Sec. 3. — If it is impossible to get Knights to act 
as Tribunes, the Tabernacle may and is authorized 
to use Daughters as Tribunes. 

Sec. 4. — The Chief Recorder and Vice-Recorder 
must be Daughters of Tabor, and members of the 
Tabernacle. The business of the Tabernacle, to be 
legal, is required to be done by the Daughters. 

Sec. 5. — For further laws referring to Taber- 
nacles, read Manual , and Taborian Constitution, in 
the Tabernacle department. 

ARTICLE XlV. 

CHIEF GEAND MENTORS. 

Section 1. — When a Chief Grand Mentor is re- 
moved from the office of C. G. M. by due process 
of law, or is mentally disqualified and can not fulfill 
the duties of the office, or is removed by death, the 
Vice-Grand Mentor, before he can attend to the bus- 
iness and duties of the office of C. G. M., must be 
regularly installed into the office by the International 
Chief Grand Mentor, or by a Deputy specially ap- 
pointed to install by the I. C. G. M. 

Sec. 2. — If the office of Chief Grand Mentor be- 
comes vacant, and the Vice-Grand Mentor is not 
qualified to fill the duties of the office mentally or 
morally, or has not the needed education, in cases 
of that kind the International Chief Grand Mentor, 
after receiving proof of the disqualification, shall ap- 
point a Past Chief Mentor of the jurisdiction to serve 
in the office until the election and installation of a 
Chief Grand Mentor at the regular Grand Session. 

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Sec. 3. — For the duties of a Chief Grand Mentor, 
read Manual. For the better protection of the Order, 
and to strengthen and preserve peace and harmony, 
the following General Laws are added to his duties: 

Sec. 4. — He can suspend a Chief Mentor or High 
Priestess, Presiding Princess and Queen Mother from 
office for a sufficient cause, and order them to trial 
before a committee consisting of three Present or Past 
Chief Mentors, or three commissioned Deputies. If 
the committee finds them guilty of mal-administration , 
or any other matters of violation of law, they report 
their findings to the C. G. M. He shall remove them 
from office, and the Vice takes charge as Presiding 
Officer. But if the committee finds the accused not 
guilty, the C. G. M. revokes the suspension. 

Sec. 5.— The C. G. M. can suspend a C. M., H. 
P., P. P. and Q. M. from all the rights and privi- 
leges of the Taborian Order, on complaint against 
them of criminal or immoral conduct, and violation 
of their obligation. He can order them to trial be- 
fore a committee of five Present or Past Presiding 
Officers or Deputies, three of the committee to be 
Knights and two Daughters, or he can order the 
suspended C. M., H. P., P. P. or Q. M. to the Grand 
Session for trial. If the trial is before a committee, 
and the accused is found guilty, the committee must 
name the penalty, and report its findings and sen- 
tence to the C. G. M. If the sentenced member takes 
an appeal to the Grand Session, the committee must 
file the proceedings of the trial with the C. G. S. The 
sentenced member must file his or her appeal with 
the C. G. S. within ten days after the trial, and at 
the same time give the Chairman of the committee a 
written notice that an appeal is filed with the C. G. S. 
The Chairman of the committee must file the pro- 
ceedings of the trial with the C. G. S. immediately 

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on receiving this notice. (For Appeals, see Manual.) 

Sec. 6.— The C. G. M. can suspend Past C. M.s, 
Past H. P.s and Past Q. M.s for criminal or immoral 
offenses, and order them to trial at the next Grand 
Session. 

Sec. 7. — The C. G. M. can appoint Grand Dep- 
uties to try any case, provided Present or Past Pre- 
siding Officers can not be had near the place of 
trial. 

Sec. 8. — The C. G. M. can suspend members for 
cause, and order the Temple or Tabernacle to try 
them. He must fix the date of trial within sixty 
days after the suspension. 

Sec. 9. — The C. G. M. shall give ample protection 
to the Chief Grand Preceptress and all Grand Officers. 

Sec. 10. — When a member of the Grand Temple 
and Tabernacle has a charge against a member of 
the Grand Temple and Tabernacle, and desires to 
have a trial, the member who makes the charge must 
file the charge and specifications with the C. G. S. 
at least sixty days before the assembling of the Grand 
Session. When the C. G. S. receives the charge and 
specifications, he is required to forward a copy of the 
charge and specifications to the accused member with- 
in five days after said charge and specifications have 
been filed with him. 

Sec. 11. — Section 10 refers only to members of 
the Grand Temple and Tabernacle. It is the only 
legal manner that can be entertained in the Grand 
Session. When charges and specifications of this kind 
are read by the C. G. S., the C. G. M. shall inquire 
if the law in cases of this kind has been complied 
with; if it has not been, he rules the case out. 

Sec. 12. — All charges and appeals must be read 
separately in open Grand Session by the C. G. S., and 

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each separate one referred, by a vote of the Grand 
Session, to the Board of Grand Judges. 

ARTICLE XV. 

QUARTERLY REPORT. 

1. The C. S. of the Temple and the C. R. of the 
Tabernacle are required to make quarterly reports. 
(See Manual.) If they fail to make the report, their 
Temple or Tabernacle is either in bad condition, or 
the C. M. or H. P. have neglected their lawful duty. 
In such cases the C. G. M. must enforce the law. 

2. When the reports are not made regularly at 
the time appointed, the C. M. of the Temple is re- 
sponsible. (See Manual.) It is mal-administration; 
that is, incompetence^ to perform the duties of the 
office. The C. G. M. is authorized to remove him, 
and notify the V.-M. to take charge of the office. 

3. If the C. R. of the Tabernacle fails to make 
regular reports, the H. P. is responsible. (See Man- 
ual.) It is mal-administration, and positive proof that 
she is incompetent. The C. G. M. is authorized to 
remove her, and to notify the V.-P. to assume the 
duties of the H. P.'s office. 

4. The C. G. M., after he removes the C. M. 
or H. P. from office for mal-administration, notifies 
them to meet the Grand Session, to answer to the 
charge of violating the General Law. 

5. It is absolutely necessary for the C. G. M. 
to receive the quarterly reports. He must know the 
condition of every Temple and Tabernacle in his juris- 
diction. The quarterly reports give him the needed 
information once every three months. 

QUARTERLY REPORTS OF TENTS. 

1. The Q. M. of Tents is required to make 
quarterly reports to the Grand Q. M. (See Manual.) 

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If the Queen Mother fails to report regularly, it i s 
certain that she is incompetent to attend to the re- 
quirements of her office, and it is the Grand Queen 
Mother's duty to report the neglectful Q. M. to the 
C. G. M., and give him all possible information in 
the case. 

2. On the report of the G. Q. M., the C. G. M. 
is required to declare the Queen Mother incompetent 
to attend to the duties of her office, and he must 
remove her, and notify the Vice-Q. M. to assume 
the Q. M.'s duties. 

ARTICLE XVI. 

ANNUAL VISITS. 

1. A part of the duty of the C. G. M. is to 
visit all Temples, Tabernacles, Palatiums and Tents. 
(See Manual.) 

2. It is recommended that he make his visits 
in person or by Deputy to all Temples, and leave 
the Tabernacles to be visited by the C. G. P., and 
Tents by the G. Q. M., as both, by the General 
Law, must report to the Grand Session. By this 
division of the work, they will be better able to 
attend to it. 

3. The quarterly reports give the C. G. M. the 
condition of the organization every three months. It 
is, therefore, recommended that when he makes his 
annual visits to Temples, he should open a school of 
instruction, as follows: 1. Give, instruction in the 
ritualistic manner of opening. 2. Then on the signs, 
tokens and words. 3. The lectures in all of the de- 
grees. 4. The drill of the Taborian Division and 
Uniform Rank. 5. An inspection of the working 
tools, furniture and stations. 6. Closing in regular 
form. The signs are given from last to first. 

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ARTICLE XVII. 

CHIEF GRAND PRECEPTRESS. 

1. The duties of the C. G. P. are very import- 
ant, and the Daughter filling that high office is re- 
quired to be thoroughly acquainted with everything 
pertaining to the Tabernacle work, and the art of 
governing. (For her duties, see Manual.) She must 
be well versed in the laws, and correspond with the 
I. C. G. P. and furnish her with a copy of her annual 
report. 

2. In her annual visits she is required to open 
schools of instruction in the Tabernacles which she 
visits: 1. Give full instruction in opening in the 
Saba Meroe Degree. 2. In the signs, words and 
tokens of all the degrees. 3. In the lectures (go 
through with all of them). 4. Inspect their work- 
ing machinery, and see that they have all that the 
ritualistic work calls for. 5. Examine the C. R.'s 
books and her method of doing business. (For C. R.'s 
lawful duties, see Manual.) Examine the C. Tr.'s 
books and her method of doing the business. (For 
the Chief Treasurer's lawful duties, see Manual.) 

3. The C. G. P. gives instructions, when neces- 
sary, to the officers on their official duties. She must 
examine the Board of Visitors, to see if they under- 
stand their duties (see Manual), and also the Board 
of Examiners (see Manual) . 

GRAND QUEEN MOTHER. 

1. The duties of the G. Q. M. are of the highest 
importance, and one of the most honorable in the 
International Order of Twelve. She is vested with 
the responsible duty, in connection with the Queen 
Mothers, of training the Children of Mount Tabor in 

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such a manner as to make them moral and intelligent 
members of the Order, and good citizens. 

2. For the lawful duties of the G. Q. M., read 
Instruction in the Manual. 

3. The G. Q. M. is required to give the Inter- 
national Grand Queen Mother anually a full report 
of the number of Tents, number of Children (male 
and female), the condition of the Tents, with any rec- 
ommendation that she may deem best for the building 
up of the Tent work. 

4. The Grand Queen Mother is required to make 
a full report to the Grand Session. 

GRAND PRESIDING PRINCE. 

1. The G. P. P. is required to make a full re- 
port to the Grand Session, giving the number of Pala- 
tums, their condition, and the number of full-dressed 
Palatine Guards. 

ARTICLE XVIII. 

RULES OF BUSINESS FOR THE GRAND SESSION. 

Section 1. — The Grand Temple and Tabernacle 

Taborian Grand Session shall assemble the 

at 10 a. m., in the month of , annually, 

and continue in session from day to day, not less 
than four days, nor more than eight working days. 

Sec. 2. — The members of the Grand Temple and 
Tabernacle meet in Taborian 'Grand Session on the 
day and hour fixed by the Constitution. The C. G. 
M. calls to order, sounding the bell. The C. G. S. 
calls the roll of Temples, Tabernacles, Palatiums and 
Tents. If seven or more members are present, the 
C. G. M. opens with the ceremonies in the Saba 
Meroe Degree. 

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Sec. 3.— The C. G. S. calls the roll of Grand 
Officers. They are seated in their stations. If any 
are absent, the C. G. M. fills the station by appoint- 
ment pro tern. 

Sec. 4.— The C. G. M. appoints a Committee on 
Credentials, and instructs them to prepare a partial 
report, and have it ready when called for at the 
afternoon session. 

Sec. 5. — The C. G. M. then proceeds to dedicate 
the hall to the business of the Knights and Daughters 
of Tabor (provided the hall has not been dedicated) ; 
calls from work to rest. 

Sec. 6. — C. G. M. calls from rest to work. The 
C. G. S. reads the proceedings of the morning session; 
they are corrected and approved. 

1. Report of Committee on Credentials read and 
approved. 

2. The C. G. M. appoints the following com- 
mittees, consisting of five members each — two Knights 
and three Daughters: 

1. Committee on Credentials, of Temples. 

2. Committee on Credentials, of Tabernacles. 

3. Committee on Credentials, of Palatiums and 

Tents. 

4. Committee on Returns, of Temples. 

5. Committee on Returns, of Tabernacles. 

6. Committee on Returns, of Palatiums. 

7. Committee on Returns, of Tents. 

8. Commmittee on Membership Fee. 

9. Committee on C. G. M. and C. G. P.'s 

Message and Report. 

10. Committee on G. P. P. and G. Q. M.'s 

Reports. 

11. Committee on Ways and Means. 

12. Board of Grand Judges. (Seven members.) 

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13. Committee on Memorials and Obituaries. 

14. Committee on C.G.S. and C.G.T.'s Reports . 

15. Committee on the Condition of the Colored 

Americans of the State. 

16. Committee on Unfinished Business. 

17. Committee on Taborian Endowment, or 

Widows' and Orphans' Fund. 

18. The Board of Grand Curators makes a re- 

port during the session. (Read Manual.) 
Sec. 7. — 1. The welcome address and response. 

2. Chief Grand Mentor's message. 

3. Chief Grand Preceptress' report. 

4. Grand Presiding Prince's report. 

5. Grand Queen Mother's report. 

6. Grand Deputies' reports. 

It is impossible to mark or outline each day's 
business. After the first day the C. G. M. conducts 
the business in the following manner, or makes ar- 
rangements defining the business of each day. In 
fixing the hours of session, be sure to give the com- 
mittees time to work. The Annual Sermon should be 
preached the first night of the session. The following 
is the form of conducting each session: 

1. Calling from rest to work, in form. 

2. The C. G. S. or C. G. R. calls the roll of 
Grand Officers. 

3. Reading the proceedings of last session; cor- 
recting and approving. 

4. Reports of Committees and Boards. 

5. Unfinished business. 

6. New business, motions and resolutions. 

7. Election of Grand Officers. 

8. Installation of Grand Officers. 

For Rules of the Order of Business, read Manual. 
The installing of the Grand Officer closes the 

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Grand Session. The C. G. M. announces the place 
where the next Grand Session is to be held. 

ARTICLE XIX. 

DUTIES OF COMMITTEES. 

Section 1. — It is the duty of the Committee on 
Credentials to take the names of the representatives 
of Temples, Tabernacles. Palatiums and Tents, and 
give the name of the department which they repre- 
sent, and the names of the Past Presiding Officers 
and Deputies who are present. 

Sec. 2. — It shall be the duty of the Committee 
on Returns of Temples, Tabernacles, Palatiums and 
Tents, to examine the returns, and report the number 
of members, and the amount due from each, to the 
Grand Temple and Tabernacle. 

Sec. 3. — It is the business of the Committee on 
Membership Fees to report the names of every mem- 
ber of the Grand Temple and Tabernacle, and collect 
the membership fee from each, and mark it paid op- 
posite their names. The representatives must collect 
the fees from those that can not be present at the 
Grand Session. 

Sec. 4. — It shall be the business of the Com- 
mittee on C. G. M.'s Message and the C. G. P.'s 
Report to examine them carefully, and refer such 
parts of the message and report to the proper com- 
mittee, and recommend what shall be done with the 
message and report. 

Sec. 5. — It is the duty of the Commit hee on G. 
P. P.'s and G. Q. M.'s Reports to read them carefully, 
and recommend what shall be done with them. 

Sec. 6. — It is the duty of the Committee on 

Ways and Means to carefully inquire into any business 

referred to them by the C. G. M. or the Grand Ses - 

si on, and recommend what action shall be taken in 

the matter. ^ ro 

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Sec. 7 — All complaints, charges and appeals, aft- 
er they are read by the C. G. S., are referred to the 
Board of Grand Judges. It is their duty to examine 
all papers and witnesses in each case, and render their 
decision and verdict, and assess the penalty, and re- 
port to the Grand Session. The Grand Session may 
adopt their report, or refer any part of the same back 
to them with instructions. The Grand Session can 
not try any case, but they may instruct the Judges. 
The Judges in all cases must be guided by the Taborian 
Laws and Manual. 

Sec. 8. — The Committee on Memorials and Obit- 
uaries shall examine the returns of the Temples, Tab- 
ernacles, Palatiums and Tents, and get, the names 
of members who have died since the last Grand Ses- 
sion. If they find it necessary, they may interview 
the representatives for further information, who shall 
give the names of deceased members, write the obit- 
uary, and prepare a programme for the memorial 
services. 

#Sec. 9. — It is the duty of the Committee on C. 
G. S. and C. G. T.'s reports to examine and compare 
them, and see to it that they correspond in all r ( gpects. 

Sec. 10. — The Committee on Condition of the 
Colored Americans of the State is appointed to hold 
its appointment from one Grand Session to another. 
It is its business to report the number of colored peo- 
ple in the State, their wealth, pursuits and business. 
The Chairman of the committee sh all carefully prepare 
his report for the Taborian year. 

Sec. 1 1 .—It is the duty of the Committee on 
Unfinished Business to examine the proceedings of the 
last Grand Session. If it finds any business that was 
not finished, to so report. 

Sec. 12. — The Committee on Taborian Endow- 



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ment and Widows' and Orphans' Fund. The Grand 
Temple and Tabernacle is required to operate one 
of these benefits. It is the duty of this committee 
to receive from the representatives of Temples and 
Tabernacles the receipts the C. G. S. has sent to it. 
The committee compares these receipts with the C. 
G. S.'s reports of the amount received from each 
Temple and Tabernacle, and shall report if they tally 
and agree. 

Sec. 13. — The Board of Grand Curators report 
during the Grand Session. 

ARTICLE XX. 

MEMBERSHIP FEE. 

Section 1. — The members of the Grand Temple 

and Tabernacle shall pay an annual fee of ; 

this fee must be paid at the Grand Session. (For 
Membership Fee, read Manual.) 

Sec. 2. — When members fail to pay the fee for 
two consecutive years, their names are dropped from 
the roll, and they remain so until all fees are p$fd. 
Until the fee is paid, the members forfeit all rights 
and privileges of the Grand Temple and Tabernacle . 

ARTICLE XXI. 

ANNUAL RETURNS. 

Section 1. — The annual returns shall be sent in 
blank by the C. G. S. to all Temples and Tabernacles 
at least six weeks before the Grand Session meets. 

Sec. 2. — The returns must be so arranged that 
the full names of officers and other members can be 
enrolled. Then a full financial statement for the Ta- 
borian year shall be given: 1. The amount of Grand 
Dues. 2. The amount of fees received from new 
members. 3. The amount of monthly dues paid by 



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the members. 4. The amount of fines collected. 5. 
The amount collected on the Taborian Endowment. 
6. The amount collected for the Home. 7. The 
amount received from rents. 8. The amount received 
from donations. 

THE AMOUNT OF MONEY PAID OUT. 

Sec. 3. — 1. The amount paid for furniture. 2. 
The amount paid on rent of hall. 3. The amount 
paid to sick and distressed members. 4. The amount 
paid for burying their dead. 5. The amount given 
to relief of sojourning Knights and Daughters. 6. 
The amount forwarded to the E. S. S. to pay Endow- 
ment. 7. The amount paid to the Home. 8. The 
amount paid to visiting Grand Officers. 9. The 
amount paid on Grand Dues. 

Sec. 4. — The Chief Scribes of Temples, and the 
Chief Recorders of Tabernacles, will give the annual 
totals of each item, from one Grand Session to another . 

ARTICLE XXII. 

GRAND SESSIONS. 

In the city or town where the Grand Session 
meets, the Temples and Tabernacles are required to 
bear the expenses of the session. They must provide 
a hall or place to hold the sessions in, and provide 
a janitor, etc., etc. 

ARTICLE XXIII. 

REPRESENTATIVES . 

The representatives of Temples and Tabernacles 
are required to take to the Grand Session the receipts 
that they have paid the Endowment Secretary on the 
Endowment. 

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ARTICLE XXIV. 

Grand Temples and Tabernacles are required to 
prepare a code of By-laws or Regulations for their 
government, or any necessary laws not found in the 
Constitutions or General Laws. 

ARTICLE XXV. 

DRESS DURING THE GRAND SESSION. 

1. During the business hours of the Grand Ses- 
sion, the Knights wear a Taborian Badge or offi- 
cial Jewels and brown gloves. These are worn at 
all times during the secsion, or in public during the 
session. 

2. At the Annual Sermon and public proces- 
sions, the Knights wear the full Uniform Rank or 
Taborian Division Dress and Regalia. 

3. During the business hours of the Grand Ses- 
sion, the Daughters of Tabor wear the Taborian 
Badge or official Jewels and gloves. ' These are worn 
at all times during the session, or in public during 
the session. 

4. At the Annual Sermon and public proces- 
sions, the Daughters wear Full Dress and Regalia. 

5. At public installations, the Knights and 
Daughters wear Full Regalia and Dress. 

6. Palatine Guards wear Full Dress and Regalia 
on all public occasions. 

7. The Princes and Princesses of Media wear 
Full Dress and Regalia on all public occasions. 

8. The Taborian Cadets and Maids of Honor 
wear Full Dress and Regalia on all public occasions. 

RULES OF ORDER. 

The Rules of Order, found in the Manual, are 
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for the government of the Grand Session, as well 
as Temples, Tabernacles, Palatiums, Tents and Past 
Arcanums. 

AMENDMENTS. 

In the Manual is the form of amending the Con- 
stitution of the Grand Temples and Tabernacles. 

PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF LAW. 

1. The Judges in a Temple, when they find the 
accused guilty/ are required to name the penalty. 

2. The five discreet Daughters in a Tabernacle, 
when they find the accused guilty, must name the 
penalty. 

3. The Board of Grand Judges, when they find 
the accused guilty, shall name the penalty. 

4. Should these Judges and discreet Daughters 
fail to announce the penalty, and their report is adopt- 
ed, the Presiding Officer shall name the penalty. 

Grand Temples and Tabernacles are required to 
make By-laws, but not conflicting with the Constitu- 
tion and Manual. 

ADVICE TO CHIEF GRAND MENTORS. 

You are required to enforce the Taborian Laws 
in full. Do not fear to give law-breakers the full 
penalty of the law. You are the Executive Officers 
in the Grand Temple and Tabernacle. You must 
not fail to enforce the laws in the letter and spirit. 
Remember, that the success of your Grand Temple 
and Tabernacle depends on the strict enforcement of 
the laws of the Order. Do not forget that good and 



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true members never violate the law, but bad and 
unreliable members are those who violate the laws. 
If you spare them in their meanness, and not enforce 
the law, they will in a short time contaminate the 
good members, and make them unreliable. Don't be 
afraid of losing such members as will violate our laws — 
they add no strength to the Order. Such violators of 
the law we do not want. The C. G. M. is given 
ample power, by the General Laws and the Taborian 
Constitution, to sustain the dignity and good name 
of the International Order of Twelve. He must be 
firm and decisive. In all of his business and doings 
he is required to so deport himself that every member 
will honor and respect him, in his high office, as a 
leader. He must be thoroughly conversant with the 
laws and ritualistic work of the Order. When he de- 
cides a question, he must know that he is right. 
Holding such a high office, he can not afford to make 
a mistake. 



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International Order of Twelve, 
777—333 



Miscellaneous Matters, Regulations, Songs ; 
and Memorial Exercises. 



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'In Solo Deo Salus." 



PREROGATIVES OF PRESIDING OFFICER. 

The Chief Mentor can, when the Plateau is open 
and doing business, or giving the degrees, suspend a 
member for the following offenses: For not obeying 
the gavel and keeping in order, when requested by 
the . C. M. three times. For this offense the C. M. 
can suspend the member until the next regular ses- 
sion. The member thus suspended must leave the 
hall. If he refuses, the Guards must put him out of 
the hall and ante-room. At the next regular session 
the C. M. submits the matter to the members, and by 
a majority vote the unruly member may be excused, 
fined, or suspended definitely. 

A RECOMMENDATION. 

It is recommended, when a Plateau has an un- 
ruly tough as a member, to expel him. We want 
none but gentlemen, both in action and deportment, 
in our Order. 

PREROGATIVES OF HIGH PRIESTESS. 

A High Priestess can, when the Tabernacle is 
open and doing business, or giving the degrees, sus- 
pend a member for being unruly, and not coming to 
order when requested by the H. P. The H. P. sounds 
her bell four times, and declares the unruly member 
suspended until the next regular session. The mem- 
ber must retire from the hall, and if she refuses to 
go, the Tribunes must assist her out, by order of 
the H. P. At the first regular session of the Taber- 
nacle, after said suspension, the suspended member 
can be fined, pardoned, or suspended by a majority 
vote of the members. 

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'In Solo Deo Salus." 



MEMORIAL EXERCISES. 

At the hour fixed by the Grand Session, the C. 
G. M. announces that the business of this hour is the 
Memorial Exercises. 

The Committee on Obituaries read their report. 
Pending action on the report, the following hymn 
is sung : 

"My Flesh Also Shall Rest in Hope." 

I. 

Rest for the toiling hand, 

Rest for the anxious brow, 
Rest for the weary, way-worn feet, 

Rest from all labor now. 

II. 

Rest for the fevered brain, 

Rest for the throbbing eye; 
Through these parched lips of thine no more 

Shall pass thy moan or sigh. 

III. 

Soon shall the Trump of God 

Give out the welcome sound, 
That shakes thy silent chamber walls, 

And breaks the turf-sealed ground. 

IV. 
Ye dwellers in the dust, 

Awake! come forth and sing; 
Sharp has your frost of winter been, 

But bright shall be your spring. 

V. 

'T was sown in weakness here 

'Twill then be raised in power; 
That which was sown an earthly seed 

Shall rise a heavenly flower! 

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The following prayer will then be given by the 
C. G. O. or a minister (the members standing) : 

PRAYER. 

Holy Lord God, Thou that presidest over the des- 
tinies of man, in this hour of sorrow we humbly lift 
our hearts to Thee. Thou hast mercifully proclaimed 
in Thy Holy Word that Thou wouldst comfort the 
mourner, and give consolation to the troubled heart. 
We worship and adore Thee, Maker of Heaven and 
Earth, for all things that Thou hast given to us. 
Cleanse Thou the thoughts of our hearts with the in- 
spiration of Thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly 
love Thee, and worthily magnify Thy adorable name. 
Be Thou a father to the fatherless, and a husband to 
the widow, and as God administer consolation to those 
who are sorrowing this day. We have the evidence 
before us how frail men are, and how uncertain our 
continuance on earth is held. We are reminded that 
our lives are but vapor. Oh, let the light of Thy 
divine countenance shine upon us, and lead us by Thy 
grace and Spirit to turn our thoughts to things that 
make our everlasting peace and happiness. May the 
burning lamp of Thy pure love light our pathway 
through the dark valley and shadow of death, that we, 
by the commendation of Thy beloved Son, our Lord 
and Saviour, may be enabled to gain admittance to 
the Heavenly Temple above and, in the glorious pres- 
ence of our Lord and Master, enjoy a blissful im- 
mortality with the angelic host and the redeemed of 
earth forever, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. 

Response: In solo Deo solus. Then the follow- 
ing hymn is sung : 

I. 

Friend after friend departs. 
Who hath not lost a friend? 

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There is no union here of hearts 

That finds not here an end ; 
Were this frail world our final rest, 
Living or dying, none were blest. 

II. 

Beyond the flight of time, 

Beyond this vale of death, 
There surely is some blessed clime, 

Where life is not a breath — 
Nor life's affections transient fire, 
WhOse sparks fly upward to expire. 

III. 

There is a world above, 

Where parting is unknown — 
A whole eternity of love, 

Formed for the good alone ; 
And faith beholds the dying here 
Translated to that happier sphere. 

EULOGIES. 

The speakers which the committee has arranged 
with to deliver eulogies shall first speak of deceased 
Grand and Past Grand Officers. 

Song. 

l. m. 

I. 

When to the exiled seer was given 
A rapt'rous foregaze into Heaven, 
All glorious though the visions were, 
Yet he beheld no temple there. 

II. 

The new Jerusalem on high 
Hath one pervading sanctity ; 
No sin to mourn, no grief to mar — 
God and the Lamb its temple are. 

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III. 

But we, frail sojourners below, 

The pilgrim heirs of guilt and woe, 

Must seek a Tabernacle, where 

Our scattered souls may blend in prayer. 

IV. 

O Thou, who o'er the cherubim 
Didst shine in glories veiled and dim, 
With purer light our Temple cheer, 
And dwell in unveiled glory here ! 

Second. — Eulogy by the representatives on de- 
ceased members of Temples. 

Song. 

C. M. 
I. 

How lovely are Thy dwellings fair, 

O Lord of Hosts! How dear 
The pleasant Temples are, 

Where Thou dost dwell so near! 

II. 

My soul doth long, and, fainting, sigh 

Thy Temples, Lord, to see ; 
My heart and flesh aloud do cry, 

O living God, for Thee! 

III. 

Happy, who in Thy house reside, 

W^here Thee they ever praise ; 
Happy, whose strength in Thee doth bide, 

And in their hearts Thy ways. 

IV. 
They journey on from strength to strength, 

With joy and gladsome cheer, 
Till all bejfore our God, at length, 

In /ion do appear. 

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Third. — Eulogy by the representatives on deceased 
members of Tabernacles. 

Song. 
I. 

Unveil thy bosom, faithful tomb ; 

Take this Daughter to thy trust, 
And give these sacred relics room 

To slumber in the silent dus't. 

II. 

Nor pain, nor grief, nor anxious fear 
Invade thy bounds ; no mortal woes 

Can reach the peaceful sleeper here, 
While angels watch the soft repose. 

III. 

So Jesus slept; God's dying Son 

Papsed thro' the. grave, and blessed the bed; 

Rest jiere, blest saint, till from His throne 
The morning break, and pierce the shade. 

IV. 
Break from His throne, illustrious morn! 

Attend, O earth, His sovereign word! 
Restore thy trust ; a glorious form 

Shall then ascend to meet the Lord: 

Fourth. — Eulogy by the representatives on de- 
ceased members of Palatiums. 

Song. 

c. m. 

I. 

Teach me the measure of my days, 

Thou Maker of my frame: 
I would survey life's narrow space, 

And learn how frail 1 am. 



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II. 

A span is all that we can bofest, 

Ah inch or two of time ; 
Man is but vanity and dust, 

In all his power and prime. 

III. 

What shall I wish, or wait for then, 
From creatures, earth and dust? 

They make our expectations vain, 
And disappoint our trust. 

IV. 

Now I forbid my carnal hope, 

My fond desires recall; 
I give my mortal interest up, 

And make my God my all. 

Fifth. — Eulogy by the representatives of Tents 
on deceased Children of Mount Tabor. . 

Song. 

I. 

When blooming youth is snatched away 

By Death's resistless handj 
Our hearts the mournful tribute pay 

Which pity must demand. 

II. 

Wnile pity prompts the rising sigh, 

Oh, may this truth, impressed 
With awful power, "I, too, must die," 

Sink deep in every breast! 

III. 

Let this vain world engage no more : 

Behold" the opening tomb! 
It bids us seize the present hour; 

To morrow death may come. 

IV. 

Oh, let us fly — to Jesus fly! 

Whose powerful arm can save ; 
Then shall our hopes ascend on high, 

And triumph o'er the grave! 

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V. 

Great God! Thy sovereign grace impart, 

With cleansing, healing power; 
This only can prepare the heart 

For death's surprising hour. 

Music on piano or organ. A good singer can find 
tunes for all the songs. 

The exercises are closed with a brief address by 
the C. G. M., after a motion to adopt the commit- 
tee's report, which shall be incorporated among the 
proceedings. 



Songs Used on Opening the Grand Sessions. 



ANNUAL GREETINGS. 



(Tune: 4, I Want to Be an Angel.") 
By Peter Morgan, C. G. M. 

I. 
This morning we meet, 

In our Taborian Hall, 
Another Grand Session, 

To greet one and all; 
O Lord, hear us pray, 

And remain on our side, 
Then true Knights and Daughters 

Will never divide. 

II. 
God bless Maids and Pages, 

And leaders of the Tent, 
In all coming ages, 

For whom Christ was sent; 
Our Sir Knights and Daughters 

Are going to the sky, 
And all we can do 

Is to bid them good-bye. 

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III. 

We are all in this world 

But a short time to stay, 
And slowly, but surely, 

We 're passing away . 
Ho ! Sir Knights and Daughters, 

Be faithful in the Chain ; 
For when we are gone, 

We will never come again. 

IV. 

God bles^ Father Dickspn, 

The Founder of our Chain; 
His soul, in the judgment, 

Well pleased, God will claim. 
We '11 all have our troubles, 

Both home and abroad ; 
And, through tribulations. 

We 'll make our home with God. 



Knights and Daughters of Tabor. 



OUR ORDER S MISSION. 



(Tune: "Dennis."/ 



By G. L. Fouche. 

'T is Tabor's praise we sing, 
Around our Mystic shrine. 

The benefits to you we bring 
Have origin Divine. 

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Our mission here below — 
To Comfort and Relieve 

The sick and poor of all mankind, 
Who will our aid receive. 

Inter our Brother's bones, 
His Widow's tears to dry ; 

To care for those he leaves behind, 
His Orphan's needs supply. 

Oh, may we live in Peace, 
Each other's burdens bear; 

Our Obligations sacred keep — 
Our Records clear and fair. 

The Knights and Daughters true, 

In one United Band, 
Support each other until Death, 

And grip the true Right Hand. 

God bless our Founder's name! 

Long may he live to be 
A blessing to his people here, 

And through Eternity. 



Taborian Blessings. 



Wesley. 

I. 

Blest be the tie that binds 
Our hearts in Christian love ; 

The fellowship of kindred minds 
Is like to that above. 

II. 

Before our Father's Throne 
We pour our ardent prayers ; 

Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one — 
Our comforts and our cares. 

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III. 

We share our mutual woes, 
Our mutual burdens bear; 

And often for each other flows 
The sympathizing tear. 

IV. 

When we asunder part, 

It gives us inward pain ; 
But we shall still be joined in heart, 

And hope to meet again. 

V. 

This glorious hope revives 

Our courage by the way ; 
While each in expectation lives 

And longs to see the day. 

VI. 

From sorrow, toil and pain, 

And sin, we shall be free ; 
And perfect love and friendship reign 

Through all eternity. 



Our Plateau. 



By Sir Allen J. Lucas. 

We meet upon the Plateau, 

And assemble on the Temple square. 
What words are there more beautiful 

Than those words of Knighthood there? 

Our influence and demanding sure, 

In memory are green. 
In meeting on the Plateau, 

We renew the happy scene. 

How dear to my heart 

Are the scenes of our Order, 
When fond Knights and Daughters of Tabor 

Present themselves to view. 

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And the Palatine Guards, 

In full shining implements, 
And the Uniform Rank, 

Looking handsomely too. 

With Maids and Pages of Honor, 

The beautiful little Cadets, 
Handling with skill their jewels, 

The Maids we honor our pets. 

How I long to roam freely 

Around the mount and view the scenes 
Of the One who paid the debt, 

And claimed us His redeemed. 

Blessed the noble act of women, 
Forming them in one endless chain; 

For the faith they did deliver, 

And connected the Daughters remain. 

Then for what our Chief Ruler has done, 
Will keep us from the tempter's snare ; 

While with our friends we shall mingle, 
Only assemble on the square. 



Form of Procession at the Grand Session. 

The Palatine Guards and Uniform Rank, on foot 
or horseback. 

Marshal. 
<s Music. ?" 

2 Palatine Guards. G 

g Uniform Rank. g 

Taborian Division. 
Maids and Pages in Floats or Open Vehicles. 
_; Music. ^ 

*g Taborian Cadets. ^ 

c3 Daughters of Tabor in Open Carriages. g- 
^ Royal Medians in Open Carriages. 

Grand Temple and Tabernacle in Open Carriages. 
Guards of Honor. 

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The banners of the Taborian Order and the na 
tional flags shall be carried in the procession. 



Instructions for Conducting Annual Sermons. 

The Annual Sermon is to be preached on the 
third Sunday in June, every year, and no other day. 
There is no power that can change the day. 

PROGRAMME. 

1. The Daughters of Tabor acsemble at the 
proper hour — some place near the church, or in the 
lecture room of the church — in Full Dress and Re- 
galia. The Maids and Pages, under the direction of 
their Queen Mother, meet at the same place in Full 
Regalia. When the Palatine Guards and the Knights 
come in sight, the Daughters, Maids and Pages march 
out and form open ranks to receive the Guards and 
Knights. The Guards and Knights form open ranks. 
The Maids and Pages and Daughters march around 
outside of the columns, and up through the open 
ranks into the church to their seats, and remain 
standing. 

2. The Guards and Knights assemble at their 
hall in Full Dress and Regalia, and at the proper 
hour form as follows for the march : 

Marshal. 

Music. 

C. M. 

Taborian Division. 



C. D. M. 
Uniform Rank. 



Prince Marshal. 
Palatine Guards. 



Taborian Cadets. 
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In all processions the Taborian banners and the 
United States flags must be carried. Each division 
is under the command of its Drill-Master and P. M. 
Their position is on the front or side of their division 
when drilling. When they arrive at the church, the 
ranks are opened, and they enter in reverse order. In 
the church the Prince Marshal gives the command, 
and it is repeated by the C. D. M. to their divisions. 
The gavel is used by the D. G. M. or by the C. M. 
of the oldest Temple. The members all seated, the 
minister is introduced, and opens with the following 
hymn: 

s. M. 

I. 

Through all the lofty sky , 

Through all the inferior ground, 
The Almighty Maker shines confessed, 

And pours His blessings 'round. 
II. 
Each year the teeming earth 

With flowers and fruits is crowned ; 
And grass, and herbs, and harvests grow, 

And scent their joys aroundi 
III. 
The world of waters yields 

A rich supply of food, 
And distant lands their treasures send 

Upon the rolling flood. 
IV. 
To serve and bless our land 

The elements conspire; 
And mercies mix themselves with earth — ■ 

With ocean, air, and fire. 
V. 
Oh, that the sons of men 

To God their songs would raise, 
And celebrate his power and love 

In never-ceasing praise! 

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j 



At the closing of the hymn the members are 
called up, all stand, the command is given to uncover. 
Then the following prayer by the minister, or some 
one selected by him : 

PRAYER. 

Almighty and Everlasting God, in the name of 
Jesus, Thine Only Begotten Son, our Saviour, we 
come unto Thee. We confess our many sins and 
omissions of duty unto Thee, Thou who art full of 
mercy and love to mankind, and hast given to us the 
inestimable privilege of coming unto Thee at all times 
to plead for pardon and forgiveness. Hear us at this 
hour and let the light of Thy Godly Presence illumine 
our hearts, and in the name of Jesus fit us and pre- 
pare us that we may worship Thee in the beauty of 
holiness. We come to Thee, our Heavenly Father, to 
ask Thy blessings for the members of the International 
Order of Twelve, wherever they are dispersed around 
the world. In an especial manner bless these Knights 
and Daughters of Tabor who are present to hear and 
thank Thee for having given life and blessing to the 
International Order of Twelve. O Lord, endow them 
with wisdom, that they may be enabled to carry 
forward the business of the Order to Thy honor and 
glory and for the best interests of its members and 
for the benefit of humanity. Direct us in all our 
ways, and prosper the work of the Order in the hands 
of these members. May Thy Godly and Fatherly 
care and protection accompany us all through life. 
This we humbly beg, in the name of Thy Exalted Son, 
Jesus Christ, our Lord, Redeemer and Saviour. In 
solo Deo salus. 



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The command is given to cover, all are seated, 
and the following hymn is sung: 

C. M. 

I. 

Eternal Sovereign of the sky, 

And Lord of all below, 
We mortals to Thy majesty 

Our first obedience owe. 
II. 
Our souls adore Thy throne supreme, 

And bless Thy providence 
For magistrates of meaner name, 

Our glory and defense. 
III. 
The acts of pious rulers shine 

With rays above the rest ; 
Where laws and liberties combine, 

The people are made blest. 

The Guards and Knights uncover, and the sermon 
is preached. After the sermon the following hymn 
is sung by the members; all are standing, and the 
Guards and Knights are covered. 



OUR ORDER S MISSION. 
(Tune: "Dennis.") 



777 By G. L. Fouche. 33; 

'T is Tabor's praise we sing, 

Around our Mystic shrine. 
The benefits to you we bring 

Have origin Divine. 

Our mission here below — 

To Comfort and Relieve 
The sick and poor of all mankind 

Who will our aid receive, 

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Inter our Brother's bones, 
His Widow's tears to dry, 

To care for those he leaves behind, 
His orphans' needs supply. 

Oh, may we live in Peace, 
Each other's burdens bear, 

Our Obligations sacred keep, 
Our records clear and fair. 

The Knights and Daughters true, 

In one United Band, 
Support each other until Death, 

And grip the true Right Hand. 



God bless our Founder's rame! 
Long may his name live to be 
A blessing to his people here 
And through Eternity. 
444 999 

The members are required to learn this song, and 
to sing it whenever occasion requires. All are seated, 
and the collection is taken up for the benefit of the 
preacher. 

The minister then dismisses and requests the 
congregation to retire first; then the Maids and Pages 
march out and take open rank; the Daughters next 
march out and take open rank; the Guards and 
Knights then march out in the same order that they 
came in from the hall, down through the open ranks, 
to their hall. The Daughters and Maids and Pages 
march to the places where they made preparation, 
and are there dismissed. 



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International Order of Twelve. 
777-333 



Laws and Rules Governing the Taborian 
Endowment Benefit. 



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In Solo Deo Salus." 



TABORIAN ENDOWMENT BENEFITS. 



ARTICLE I. 



Section 1. — The general laws and rules for the 
government of the Taborian Endowment Benefit of 
the Knights and Daughters of Tabor. 

Sec. 2. — The Taborian Endowment is to secure 
a benefit of a certain amount of money, in one pay- 
ment, to the heirs or assigns of Knights and Daughters 
of Tabor who were members in good standing at the 
time of their death. 

Sec. 3. — All members of Temples of the Knights 
of Tabor and Tabernacles of the Daughters of Tabor 
are members of the Taborian Endowment Benefit. 

ARTICLE II. 

Section 1. — The control of the business of the 
Endowment is hereby vested with the Board of Grand 
Curators, and they shall be accountable to the Grand 
Session for the manner in which they administer the 
affairs of this Benefit. 

BOARD OF GRAND CURATORS. 

Sec. 2. — The Board of Grand Curators shall con- 
sist of the Chief Grand Mentor, Chief Grand Pre- 
ceptress, Chief Grand Scribe, Chief Grand Recorder 
and Chief Grand Treasurer. 

Sec. 3.— The Chief Grand Mentor shall be the 
President of the Board. The Chief Grand Precept- 

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ress shall be the Vice-President of the Board. The 
Treasurer elected by the Grand Session shall be the 
Treasurer of the Board. The Board, at its first meet- 
ing after the close of the Grand Session, shall elect 
a Secretary. 

Sec. 4. — The Board shall meet immediately after 
the close of the grand session, and organize by the 
election of a Secretary. 

Sec. 5. — The Board shall hold an annual meeting 
on or before the day of the meeting of the Grand 
Session, and make a full report to the Grand Session. 

ARTICLE III. 

Section 1. — It shall be the duty of the President 
to preside at all meetings, and call special meetings 
when it is positively needed. He shall superintend 
the business of the Taborian Endowment. He shall 
explain the laws, and see that every part of its laws 
are enforced. His signature to all warrants on the 
Treasurer and official documents of this Benefit shall 
make them legal, when attested by the Secretary and 
impressed with the seal of the Board. 

ARTICLE IV. 

SECRETARY. 

Section 1. — The Secretary of the Board shall be 
elected by the Board. 

Sec. 2. — The Secretary shall record the business 
of the Board, and have in his care the books and 
papers. The Secretary shall keep a register of all 
Temples and Tabernacles; collect the monthly dues 
from each Temple and Tabernacle, and give them 
a receipt therefor. The Secretary shall receive all 
moneys collected under the orders of the Board, and 

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pay them to the Treasurer. The Secretary shall draw 
all warrants for money on the Treasurer, and attest 
with his signature and seal. 

Sec. 3. — The Secretary shall make a quarterly 
report (this report is made in the official paper of the 
Order) to the Temples and Tabernacles of the amount 
received and the amount paid on Endowments, and 
the names of the deceased and the beneficiaries. It 
is the duty of the Secretary to prepare the annual 
report and submit it to the Board at its annual 
meeting. 

Sec. 4. — At the expiration of the Secretary's term 
of office, all the books, papers and property belong- 
ing to the Board must be delivered to his or her 
successor. 

Sec. ,5. — The Secretary will be required to give a 
good and sufficient bond for the faithful application 
of the moneys and property received by him or her 
that belong to the Endowment, to the Trustees of 
the Grand Temple and Tabernacle. 

ARTICLE V. 

TREASURER. 

Section 1. — The Treasurer elected by the Grand 
Session shall be the Treasurer of the Board. It shall 
be his duty to receive all moneys known as the 
Endowment Fund, and keep a correct account there- 
of; pay all warrants that are signed by the Pres- 
ident and attested by the Secretary of the Board , 
and he shall receipt to the Secretary for money and 
property received from him. His books must be open 
to the inspection of the Board at all times. 

Sec. 2. — He is required to give a good and ac- 
ceptable bond to the Board for the faithful applica- 



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tion of the fund, in accordance with the laws of the 
Order. His bond shall not be less than one thousand 
dollars, with not less than tw T o persons, who own un- 
incumbered real estate -worth double the amount of 
the bond, as sureties. When the bond is given, and 
received by the Board, the Treasurer is qualified for 
the business of his office. 

Sec. 3. — He shall, when his successor is elected 
and qualified, deliver to him all money, property, 
books, documents and papers belonging to the Board, 
with a full statement of all money, property, etc., 
that is in the treasury. 

ARTICLE VI. 

EXAMINATION. 

Section 1. — All applicants for membership to a 
Temple or Tabernacle are required to send with their 
petition a certificate of examination. The physician's 
examination must be thorough, and state the condi- 
tion of the person examined. If it is proven that a 
member has had an imperfect examination, and that 
he or she is liable to die of consumption, heart dis- 
ease, or any other chronic disease, the member who so 
imposed upon the Endowment shall forfeit all ben- 
efits. The physician must be a regular graduate of 
medicine, • in practice in the city, town or county 
wherein the applicant lives. 

Sec. 2. — The physician's examination, attested 
by his signature, must be forwarded to the Secretary 
of the Board, and by him put on file for future 
reference. 

Sec. 3. — The Secretary of the Board w T ill keep a 
supply of the examination certificates in the hands of 
the Chief Scribes of the Temples and Chief Record- 
ers of the Tabernacles. The President of the Board 



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sends out with charters and warrants of new Temples 
and Tabernacles a supply of these certificates. 

Sec. 4. — The Presiding Officers of Temples and 
Tabernacles, in cities or towns where they are situ- 
ated, are required to meet immediately after each 
Grand Session, and choose a physician to examine all 
candidates for membership. 

Sec. 5. — The Temple and Tabernacles shall add 
at least fifty cents or one dollar to their fees for 
membership; this is to be paid to the physician for 
examining, whether he passes the candidate or not. 

Sec. 6. — Deputies, in making organizations of 
Temples and Tabernacles, must have every applicant 
examined by a competent physician, and not admit 
any that can not pass a clear examination and are 
not in good health. 

ARTICLE VII. 

DUES. 

Section 1. — The Temples and Tabernacles are 
hereby made responsible for the payment of the dues 
for every member. 

Sec, 2. — The monthly dues shall be collected 
every month at the regular sessions of the Temple 
and Tabernacle, and the amount collected forwarded 
to the Endowment Secretary bjr the C. S. of the 
Temple and the C. R. of the Tabernacle, within four 
days after it is collected. 

Sec. 3. — The monthly dues of each member of 
a Temple shall be ; each member of a Tab- 
ernacle, ........ 

Sec. 4. — The Secretary of the Board, when the 
dues are received, is required to return a receipt to 
the C. S. or C. R. for the amount sent. These re- 
ceipts must be taken to the Grand Session by the 
representatives of Temples and Tabernacles. 

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Sec. 5. — Grand Temples and Tabernacles are re- 
minded that this benefit, to be made a real benefit 
to the heirs or assigns, requires that the dues on each 
member should be not less than three dollars per year. 
It would be absurd to call any amount less than that 
an Endowment. Remember, the more the Dues, the 
larger the Endowment, and Temples and Tabernacles 
will by this means soon have a class of members who 
will be reliable. 

ARTICLE VIII. 

MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATES. 

Section 1. — -The Board of Grand Curators is re- 
quired to furnish every- Temple and Tabernacle with 
a sufficient supply of blank membership certificates. 

Sec. 2. — The Secretary of the Board must sup- 
ply every Temple and Tabernacle with all necessary 
supplies. 

Sec. 3. — The Chief Grand Mentor shall send with 
every new charter or warrant a full supply of these 
certificates. 

Sec. 4. — To make a Taborian Endowment Mem- 
bership Certificate legal: If it is for a member of a 
Temple, it must be impressed with the official seal of 
the Temple and the names of the CM. and C. S., 
in their own handwriting, attached thereto. 

Sec. 5. — If the certificate is for a member of a 
Tabernacle, it is necessary, to make it legal, that it 
shall be impressed with the official seal of the Tab- 
ernacle, and the full names of the H. P. and C. R. 
attached thereto in their own handwriting. 

Sec. 6. — A certificate, to be in full force and le- 
gal, must be filled out in accordance with instructions 
given in Sections 4 and 5; if this is not complied with, 
the certificate is null and void, and without force. 

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FORM OF CERTIFICATE. 



International Order of Twelve 

of 

KNIGHTS AND DAUGHTERS OF TABOR 

FOR THE 

Grand Temple and Tabernacle 

of . . , , and Jurisdiction. 

777 ] clasped hands[ 333 

Taborian Endowment Benefit Membership 
Certificate No 

This is to Certify, That . . was 

and is a member in good standing, at the date that 

this Certificate was granted, of , 

T , No. , situated in the City or 

Town of , County of , 

State of ,.";... If the said 

is in good standing 

in T , at the date of 

death , beneficiary or beneficiaries named in 

this Certificate shall receive the Endowment in ac- 
cordance with the Taborian Endowment Beneficiary 
Laws, ordained by the Grand Temple and Tabernacle 
for . . and jurisdiction. 

BENEFICIARIES. 



This is to Certify, That the names herein inserted 

are the beneficiaries, or beneficiary, of 

, to whom the Endowment is 

to be paid, in accordance with the Taborian Endow- 
ment Beneficiary Laws. 

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In confirmation of this, witness our hands, 

attested by the Seal of , 

(seal.! T , No , this the 

day of , A. D , A. O. T. 



, C. M. orH. P. 

. ...,C. S. orC. R. 

Notice. — If it is a Temple, cross out the H. P. 
and C. R. If it is a Tabernacle, cross out the C. M. 
and C. S., and or. 

ARTICLE XIX. 

HOW TO SEND A DEATH NOTICE. 

Section 1. — On the death of a member, if it is 
a Knight, the Chief Scribe must notify the Secretary 
of the Board within five days after it occurs. 

Sec. 2. — The Chief Recorder must report the 
death of a Daughter to the Secretary of the Board 
within five days after the death. 

Sec. 3. — The Secretary of the Board, on receipt 
of the notice, must forward a blank death notice to 
the C. S. or C. R. 

Sec. 4.— When the Chief Scribe or Chief Recorder 
receives this notice, he is required to fill out the 
blank and attest it with his signature and the seal 
of his Temple or Tabernacle. This notice must be 
filled as above, and returned to the Secretary of the 
Board within five days after the receipt by the C. 
S. or C. R. 

Sec. 5. — The membership certificate of the de- 
ceased, and the Chief Scribe's or Chief Recorder's 
notice of the standing of the deceased in the Temple 
or Tabernacle, shall be forwarded with the certified 
death notice. The certificate of membership must 



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show the full name or names of the beneficiary or 
beneficiaries. 

ARTICLE XX. 

THE ENDOWMENT BENEFIT. 

Section 1. — This benefit is created by monthly 
dues on all members of Temples and Tabernacles. 
(Read Article VIII., Sections 2 and 3.) 

Sec. 2. — The Grand Temple and Tabernacle can, 
at each Grand Session, fix the amount of the dues 
on each member. 

Sec. 3. — The Temples and Tabernalces are held 
responsible for the payment of the monthly dues on 
all members on their roll book. (Read Article VIII., 
Section 1.) 

Sec. 4. — All moneys collected in the Temples and 
Tabernacles shall be placed in their treasuries. For 
the warrants drawn on the Treasurer are to pay for 
every member. 

Sec. 5. — Ten per cent, of the assessment money 
received by the Secretary of the Board shall be re- 
served in the treasury as a special fund, used only 
to pay the expenses of the Board in conducting the 
business of the Taborian Endowment. 

Sec. 6. — The amount received by the Secretary 
shall be placed in the treasury. 

Sec. 7. — The arrangement for paying the Endow- 
ment shall be made by the Grand Temple and Tab- 
ernacle in their Grand Session, or by the Board of 
Grand Curators in their business regulations. 

ARTICLE XXI. 
guardians- 
Section 1. — Should the beneficiary be a child 
(or young children), without a legal guardian, the 
Board shall appoint a guardian, qualified by a suffi- 



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cient bond, for the faithful discharge of the duties 
assigned to him or her, by the Board. , 

Sec. 2. — The guardian is hereby required to make 
a report to the Board semi-annually of the manner in 
which he or she has administered the funds placed in his 
or her care, and the condition of the child or children. 

Sec. 3. — The Board can place the child or chil- 
dren in the Taborian Home, and invest the beneficiary 
money, well secured, and with legal interest, for the 
benefit of the child or children; and as they become 
of age their part of the beneficiary money, principal 
and interest, is turned over to them. If there is only 
one child, it receives the whole amount. 
ARTICLE XXII. 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

Section 1. — New members who are received in 
the Temple or Tabernacle are not beneficiary mem- 
bers until they have been members for four consec- 
utive months, and have paid four months' dues and 
assessments. 

Sec. 2. — Members who have been suspended, when 
re-instated are not beneficiary members until four 
months after the date of their re-instatement, and 
have paid their dues and assessments for four con- 
secutive months. 

Sec. 3. — Members who have been expelled, if re- 
instated, do not become beneficiary members until one 
year after the date of their re-instatement, and they 
have paid dues and assessments for twelve consecutive 
months. 

Remarks. — Expulsion is the extreme sentence in 
the Taborian Order. When a member is guilty of 
any offense or crime which under our laws will expel 
him or her, it means for life. Temples and Taber- 
nacles should carefully note the difference between 
suspension and expulsion. 

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Sec. 4. — Members of new Temples and Taber- 
nacles are not beneficiary members until they have 
paid dues and assessments for four consecutive months. 

Sec. 5. — Members of Temples or Tabernacles 
may, if they desire, give their Endowment to the 
Temple or Tabernacle of which they are members. 

Sec. 6. — Ministers of the Gospel, who have re- 
ceived the degrees at will from the I. C. G. M. or 
C. G. M., and have been assigned to a Temple, their 
membership continues without payment of dues or 
assessments; but they receive no benefits. If they 
pay monthly dues and assessments, they are beneficiary 
members. 

MURDER. 

Any member or person to whom the Endowment 
of this Order is willed or is to be paid after the death 
of a member in good standing, if he or she in whose 
favor the endowment is made shall kill or cause to 
be killed or in any manner take part in the killing 
or in the cause of the killing of any member of this 
Order, the above being proven, that he or she is 
guilty of the same; in all such cases, as described 
above, no endowment will be paid to such person or 
persons so proven guilty of the same. 

ARTICLE XXIII. 

Section 1. — The Grand Sessions have authority 
to fix the Endowment dues on members of Temples 
and Tabernacles at any amount on each member; 
but all dues shall be paid monthly. 

Sec. 2. — Article XX. ; Section 6, says that the 
amount received by the Secretary, after deducting ten 
per cent., shall be divided equally between the bene- 

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ficiaries of the members who have died during the 
quarter. 

Sec. 3. — The Secretary of the Board is required 
to report quarterly to all Temples and Tabernacles. 
He or she makes this report by publishing it in the 
official organ of the Taborian Order. 

Sec. 4. — The Secretary is required, when notified 
of the death of a member, to send a blank death notice 
to the C. S. or C. R., for them to fill out and return. 

Form of the Death Notice. 

To the Secretary of the Board of Grand Curators: 

You are hereby notified that died 

, A. D , a member in good standing 

of No The certificate of ... . mem- 
bership names the following as heirs and as- 
signs: The journal of the 

has the record on page . . . . , naming the above the 
heirs and assigns of the deceased member. 

To confirm this official notice, witness my 
[seal.1 hand and the seal of ... . No , this the 

.... dayof .'..., A. D C. S., C. R. 

The Secretary shall keep in the office printed 
copies of the above blanks. The C. S. or C. R., when 
he or she receives this notice, fills out the blank 
spaces and returns it to the Secretary. If it is a 
Temple, mark out the C. R.; if it is a Tabernacle, 
mark out the C. S.; if it is only for heirs, mark the 
assigns out; if only for assigns, mark out heirs; if 
for both, leave it just as it is. 

suspensions. 

1. Should a Temple or Tabernacle or Tent fail 
to pay the endowment dues for two consecutive 

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months, the Secretary is required to give the C. G. 
M. notice of the delinquency. The Chief Grand Men- 
tor.* when he receives this notice, shall notify the 
presiding officer that if all dues are not paid within 
ten days after the date of the notification that the 
Temple, Tabernacle and Tent will be suspended from 
all of the rights, benefits and privileges until all dues 
are paid. All Temples and Tabernacles failing to 
comply with this notice stand suspended without 
further action.' 

2. The members of a Temple or Tabernacle or 
Tent that is suspended are not entitled to benefits until 
four months after the Temple or Tabernacle has been 
re-instated, and have paid four months' assessments. 

COMMITTEE ON BURIAL. 

After the death of a member that dies in good 
standing in this Order, and belongs to another so- 
ciety, there shall be a committee of three or five 
members appointed by the Temple or Tabernacle, 
whose duty it shall be to meet a like committee from 
the other order or society, and they shall make the 
arrangement for the burial of their member, as to 
the line of march and the amount to be paid to bury 
their member. If the family objects to the Temple 
or the Tabernacle performing their part of the burial 
service, their objections must be complied with, and 
it relieves the Temple or the Tabernacle from the 
payment of the funeral expenses and no Endowment 
is paid upon their objections. 

For further instructions, see Manual, pages 179 
and 222. 



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International Order of Twelve. 



Laws and Rules Governing the Widows' 
and Orphans' Fund. 



Every Grand Temple or Tabernacle is required 
to operate the Widows' and Orphans' Benefit, or 
have in operation the Taborian Endowment. (Read 
the Manual.) 



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In Solo Deo Salus." 



WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' FUND. 



ARTICLE I. 



Section 1.— In the Manual of General Laws, find 
the law creating this fund. Section 7 gives the Grand 
Temples and Tabernacles only a form for them to 
draw a plan from, provided they adopt the Widows' 
and Orphans' Benefit instead of the Taborian Endow- 
ment Benefit. 

Sec. 2. — The Widows' and Orphans' Fund shall 
be controlled and managed by the Board of Grand 
Curators. This Board is required to make a full 
report to the Grand Session, annually, of its business. 

ARTICLE II. 

OFFICERS OF THE BOARD. 

Section 1. — The Chief Grand Mentor, President. 
2. The Chief Grand Preceptress, Vice-President. 3. 
The Chief Grand Scribe, Secretary. 4. The Chief 
Grand Recorder, Assistant Secretary. 5. The Chief 
Grand Treasurer, Treasurer. 

DUTIES OF THE OFFICERS. 

Sec. 2. — It is the duty of the President to preside 
at all sessions of the Board, and call special sessions 
at any time that he finds it necessary to have the 
full Board in consultation. lie shall superintend and 



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manage the business of this benefit. All warrants on 
the Treasurer are required to have his signature to 
make them legal. His signature must be attached to 
all official papers. 

Sec. 3. — The Vice-President shall attend to the 
duties of the President when he is absent from a 
session. 

Sec. 4.' — It is the duty of the Secretary to re- 
cord the business of the Board, and have in his care 
the books and papers. He shall keep a register of all 
Temples and Tabernacles, collect the assessment from 
each Temple and Tabernacle, and give them a re- 
ceipt therefor. He shall receive all moneys collected 
under the orders of the Board, and pay them to the 
Treasurer. He shall draw all warrants for money 
on the Treasurer, and attest with his signature and 
seal. 

Sec. 5. — He shall make a quarterly report to the 
Temples and Tabernacles of the number of widows 
and orphans, and the names of the beneficiaries. It 
is his duty to prepare the annual report, and submit 
it to the Board at its annual meeting. 

Sec. 6. — At the expiration of his term of office 
he is required to deliver to his successor all the books, 
papers and property belonging to the Board. His 
salary shall be regulated from time to time, by the 
Board at the annual session. 

Sec. 7. — He will be required to give a good and 
sufficient bond, for the faithful application of the 
moneys and property received by him that belong to 
the Widows' and Orphans' Fund, to the Trustees of 
the Grand Temple and Tabernacle. . 

Sec. 8. — The Assistant Secretary shall attend to 
the business of the Secretary when he is absent from 
a session of the Board, and give him any needed 
assistance during the sessions of the Board. 

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ARTICLE III. 

TREASURER. 

Section 1. — The Treasurer elected by the Grand 
Session shall be the Treasurer of the Board. It shall 
be his duty to receive all moneys known as the 
Widows' and Orphans' Fund, and keep a correct 
account thereof, pay all warrants that are signed 
by the President and attested by the Secretary of 
the Board, and he shall receipt to the Secretary for 
money and property received from him. His books 
must be open to the inspection of the Board at all 
times. 

Sec. 2. — He is required to give a good and ac- 
ceptable bond to the Trustees of the Grand Temple 
and Tabernacle for the faithful application of the 
fund, in accordance with the laws of the Order. His 
bond shall not be less than one thousand dollars, with 
not less than two persons, who own unincumbered 
real estate worth 'double the amount of the bond, as 
sureties. When the bond is given, and received by 
the Board, the Treasurer is qualified for the business 
of his office. 

Sec. 3. — He shall, when his successor is elected 
and qualified, deliver to him all money, property, 
books, documents and papers belonging to the Board, 
with a full statement of all money, property, etc., 
that is in the treasury. 

ARTICLE IV. 

Section 1 . — The Board shall hold an annual ses- 
sion on or before the day of the assembling of the 
Grand Session, and make a full report to the Grand 
Session. 

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Sec. 2. — This report must show the number of 
widows and orphans who are receiving this benefit, 
the amount that each receives, and where they reside. 

Sec. 3. — The annual report shall give the names 
of the widows and orphans who have been dropped 
from the beneficiary roll during the Taborian year, 
and give the cause or reason for erasing their names. 

ARTICLE V. 

BENEFICIARIES OF THE FUND. 

Section 1. — The widow of a Knight of Tabor, 
who died in good standing in his Temple, shall receive 
the quarterly benefit during her life, or until she 
marries. When she gets married, she is not entitled 
to receive benefits from this fund. 

Sec. 2. — The orphan children of a Knight of 
Tabor, who died in good standing, shall receive the 
quarterly benefit until they are fifteen years old. At 
that age the benefit ceases to be paid. 

Sec. 3. — The children of a Daughter of Tabor, 
who died in good standing in her Tabernacle, shall 
receive the quarterly benefit until the*y are sixteen 
years old. At that age the benefit ceases to be paid. 

Sec. 4. — Should the widow be feeble from ill 
health or old age, and she desires to retire to the 
Tabprian Home, the benefit is paid to the Home 
during her stay. 

Sec. 5. — The benefits accruing to orphan children 
of Knights or Daughters, when they are being taken 
care of at the Home, must be paid to the Home. ; ' 

• • ARTICLE VI. 

CREATING THE FUND. 

Section 1. — The dues on each Knight of Tabor 
shall be . . per month, divide^. into monthly 



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collections of , paid by the members at roll- 
call in the regular or monthly sessions. 

Sec. 2.— It is the duty of the Chief Scribe to 
forward the amount collected to the Secretary within 
five days after said collection. 

Sec. 3. — The dues of each Daughter of Tabor 

shall be per quarter, divided into monthly 

collections of ......... to be paid by the member 

at roll-call in each regular session. 

Sec. 4. — The Chief Recorder must forward the 
amount collected to the Secretary within five days 
after it is collected. 

Sec. 5. — A Tent shall be assessed cents 

on each Maid and Page per quarter. This amount 
must be forwarded to the Secretary every quarter by 
the Queen Mother. 

Sec 6. — The Taborian year is divided as follows: 
August, November, February and May. The quar- 
terly benefit shall be paid the last week in each 
quarter. 

ARTICLE IX. 

Section 1. — If it is for a widow and children 
of a Knight, the warrant shall be forwarded to the 
Chief Scribe of the Temple of which the Knight was 
a member. The C. S., when he receives the warrant, 
is required to sign his name across the back of the 
same and forward it to the Treasurer. 

Sec. 2. — When- the Treasurer receives the war- 
rant, he forwards the money to the Chief Scribe. The 
C. S., when he receives the money, pays it to the 
widow, and takes her receipt. He forwards this re- 
ceipt to the Treasurer. If it is for children, the C. S. 
pays it to the person having the care of them, takes 
a receipt therefor, and sends it to the Treasurer. 

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Sec. 3.— -When the benefit is for the child or 
children of a deceased member of the Tabernacle, 
the warrant is sent to the Chief Recorder. She signs 
her name across the back of the warrant, and for- 
wards it to the Treasurer. When he receives the 
warrant, he sends the money to the C. R., and she 
pays it to the person having the care of the child 
or children, and takes a receipt, and sends it to the 
Treasurer. 

Sec. 4. — If the widow or child or children are 
residing in the Home, the warrant is sent to the Ma- 
tron of the Home. She signs her name across the 
back of the warrant and sends it to the Treasurer. 
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TABORIAN CONSTITUTIONS. 
SUPPLEMENT. 



DISTRICT GRAND MENTORS. 

The C. G. M., in making a district and appoint- 
ing a D. G. M., should furnish him with a written or 
printed authority, detailing just how much of the 
C. G. M.'s authority is vested in the D. G. M. He 
is the C. G. M.'s special Deputy, and is required 
to exercise supervision over the work in his district. 
The Manual defines the general law that governs the 
District Grand Mentor. He is not to control the 
business of the Temples, Tabernacles, Palatiums and 
Tents, but it is his duty to see that all the laws are 
obeyed and enforced by the Presiding Officers. He, 
being the C. G. M.'s Deputy, advises with authority 
and Presiding Officers must respect his authority. 
When he visits, he shall be received with the honors 
due his high office. His expenses for paper, pens, 
ink and stamps are paid out of the Grand Treasury. 
He is to keep the C. G. M. informed of all that trans- 
pires in his district. In cities or towns where there 
are twelve or more Present and Past Presiding Officers 
and Deputies, the D. G. M. is required to organize 
a Past Arcanum. 

The above has no reference to International dis- 
tricts. It refers to District Grand Mentors appointed 
by a C. G. M. of a Grand Temple and Tabernacle. 

FORMS USED IN CHARGES. 

1. Charges and specifications can not be enter- 
tained in a Temple, unless they are in writing, and 
signed by not less than two members. 

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2. The charges and specifications are submitted 
to a regular session of the Temple, and read by the 
C. S. On a majority vote they are referred to the 
Board of Judges. 

3. The C. S. shall within five days furnish the 
accused member with a copy of the charges and speci- 
fications, and shall notify him when and where to 
meet the Judges, and have the witnesses in readiness 
to testify. 

4. The C. M., when the charges and specifica- 
tions are read and referred, fixes the time and place 
where the trial is to be held, and when the Temple 
will meet to hear the decision of the Judges. 

5. The Temple is required to adopt the decision 
of the Judges, or remand their decision with instruc- 
tions; that is, to recommit the case, if it appears 
that justice has not been done. (For the duty of 
Judges, read Manual.) An appeal may be taken, 
however. (See Manual.) 

MODE OF TRIAL IN TEMPLES. 

1. When three or more Judges are present, the 
tribunal is called to order and opened with prayer. 

2. The charges and specifications are read by 
the Secretary, and the accused is asked to plead 
guilty or not guilty. If he pleads guilty, the trial 
is closed, and the Judges make up their decision. If 
he pleads not guilty, the trial proceeds, the Judges 
sitting as a jury. 

3. The attorney for the plaintiff opens the case 
by giving a history of the same, and what he expects 
to prove. 

4. The witnesses for the plaintiff give their tes- 
timony. No cross-questioning is permitted. 

5. The attorney for the defendant opens his plea 

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for the defense, and the witnesses for the defendant 
give their testimony. 

6. The attorney for the defense is allowed thirty 
minutes to plead. 

7. The attorney for the plaintiff closes the case 
with a speech, thirty minutes being allowed for same. 

8. The Secretary records the salient points in 
the testimony during the trial, for the use of the 
Judges. 

9. All but the Judges and Secretary retire from 
the tribunal. The Judges render their decision, and 
the Secretary records it and submits it to the Temple. 
The decision must receive the approval of a majority 
of the Judges. 

MODE OF TRIAL IN A TABERNACLE. 

1. A trial in the Tabernacle is required to be 
proceeded with in the same form, with the exception 
that the five discreet Daughters act as Judges. None 
but Daughters are permitted to attend the trial of a 
Daughter in the tribunal. 

MODE OF TRIAL IN THE GRAND SESSION. 

1. A Trial in the Grand Session is conducted 
in the same form. 

DECISIONS. 

1. All decisions are required to be signed by the 
Judges and attested by the Secretary. 

CHARGES AND SPECIFICATIONS. 

1. The charges and specifications are in the same 
form in the Tabernacles as in the Temples. 

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TRIALS. 

1. All trials must be conducted without bias, 
wrangling, quarreling or undue excitement. The Judges 
are required to enforce decorum and courtesy from 
all present during the trial. All decisions shall be 
rendered in accordance with the Taborian Laws and 
Manual of General Laws. 

SUSPENSIONS. 

1. Members of a Temple who are suspended for 
non-payment of monthly dues and assessments may, 
by a majority vote of the Temple, at a regular ses- 
sion, be fined 25 cents per month for every month 
that they remain suspended; or the Temple may, by 
a majority vote, remit the fines. 

2. Members of a Tabernacle who are suspended 
for non-payment of monthly dues and assessments, 
if they remain suspended two months, shall be fined 
25 cents per month for every month that they remain 
suspended, after two months is granted them to re- 
turn. The Tabernacle may, by a majority vote, at a" 
regular session, remit the fines. 

OTHER SUSPENSIONS. 

The various parts of this Constitution instruct 
what members may be suspended for. There are two 
kinds of suspensions: "First, definite suspension means 
that the member is suspended from all the rights, 
benefits and privileges of the Taborian Order for a 
certain fixed time. When that time has expired, they 
are restored to membership without further action, 
subject only to the Constitutional Laws governing 
suspensions. 

Second, indefinite suspension means that a mem- 
ber is suspended from all the rights, benefits and 



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privileges of the Taborian Order — no time being fixed. 
The Temple or Tabernacle may, at any regular ses- 
sion, by a majority vote or a two-thirds vote, restore 
them to membership, subject to the Constitutional 
Laws. 

Third, members of Temples or Tabernacles can 
not be suspended for a longer period than one year. 

Fourth, definite and indefinite suspensions have 
no reference to suspensions for dues and assessments. 

EXPULSIONS. 

Expulsion is the highest penalty imposed by the 
laws of the Taborian Order. It means that the ex- 
pelled member is dead to the Order. A member guilty 
of a crime sufficient to warrant expulsion should never 
be restored to membership. The disgrace brought 
upon the Order is a bar to membership forever. It 
is not necessary to fix a time. The sentence of ex- 
pulsion holds good for life. 

SUSPENSION OF MEMBERS. 

1. A member who is suspended by the Temple 
and desires to join another Temple is required to 
become re-instated in the Temple of which he was 
a member, and get a transfer from that Temple, 
before he can join another. 

2. A Daughter who is suspended must be re- 
instated in the Tabernacle of which she was a member, 
and get a transfer from that Tabernacle, before she 
can join another. 

3. Members who withdraw from Temples or 
Tabernacles, if they desire to return, shall pay the 
full membership fee to have their names enrolled. 

4. If a Temple or Tabernacle refuses to give a 
transfer to members when they are clear on the C. 
S. or C. R.'s books, the C. G. M. may issue the 

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transfer to the member or members applying for the 
same, he or she paying one dollar for the transfer. 

INSTRUCTIONS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 

1. A member who is on a journey is required 
to have a traveling certificate and monthly card, and 
must prove Taborian membership by the signs, words 
and tokens. 

2. Sick benefits are not paid in sickness result- 
ing from child-birth, either before or after the birth 
of the child; but if the Daughter is needy and in 
distress, all Knights and Daughters of Tabor are 
required to contribute to her aid. 

3. The working regalia of a Daughter is the 
Taborian badge. (See Manual.) A piece of ribbon 
is not a regalia, and a member can not meet or sit 
in a session lawfully without a badge, if the Tabernacle 
is four or more months old. 

4. The first thing that a new Tabernacle needs 
is the officers' jewels, members' badges, and the bells. 

5. For the Knights, the first thing needed is the 
officers' jewels (see Manual), and members' badges 
(see Manual), and wooden swords, until they get the 
regulation sword. 

6. A Temple or Tabernacle can not legally open 
without having a Bible on the altar or Tabernacle 
House. 

7. Members of Tabernacles in public processions 
or public installations, or the annual sermons, shall 
wear the Taborian coronet, or white sailor hat. 

8. The High Priestess and Past High Priestess 
shall wear a royal purple robe on all public occasions, 
a coronet, and pink gloves or mitts. 

9. The Queen Mothers and Past Queen Mothers 
shall wear pink robes on all public occasions, a coronet, 
pink gloves or mitts, and a scepter. 

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10. The officers of the Tabernacle shall wear sky- 
blue robes. (Read Saba Meroe Rituals, pages 11, 12, 
13, 14, for full description.) These robes are worn 
on all public occasions. 

11. All robes are trimmed in accordance with 
the general laws. (For H. P.s, see Manual. For Q. 
M.s, see Manual. For other Tabernacle officers, see 
Manual.) 

ADOPTING A CHILD. 

1. The Grand Sessions are authorized to adopt a 
child of a Knight and Daughter of Tabor. The child 
that is adopted must not be over eighteen months old. 

FORM OP ADOPTION. 

2. The full name of the child, the date of its 
birth, the name of its parents, and the date of adop- 
tion shall be recorded in the proceedings of the Grand 
Session. 

3. C. G. M. announces that the adoption will 
now be attended to. The members standing, the 
following hymn is sung (see Manual) : 

I. 

How lovely are Thy dwellings fair, 

O Lord of Hosts! How dear 
The pleasant Tabernacles are, 

Where Thou dost dwell so near! 

II. 

My soul doth long, and, fainting, sigh 

Thy Temples, Lord, to see; 
My heart and flesh aloud do cry, 

O living God, for Thee, 

III. 
Haj>py, who in Thy house reside, 

Where Thee they ever praise; 
Happy, whose strength in Thee doth hide, 

And in their hearts Thy ways. 

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IV. 

They journey on from strength to strength, 

With joy and gladsome cheer. 
Till all before our God, at length, 

In Zion do appear. 

4. The following prayer is then given by the 
C. G. O. 

PRAYER. 

O Most Glorious Lord, we acknowledge that we 
are not worthy to offer unto Thee anything belong- 
ing unto us; yet we beseech Thee, in Thy great good- 
ness, graciously to accept this child to Thy service, and 
to prosper this, our adoption. Receive the prayers 
and intercessions of all Knights and Daughters of 
Tabor who shall call upon Thee and give them grace 
to prepare their hearts to serve Thee with reverence 
and Godly fear; affect them with an awful appre- 
hension of Thy divine majesty, and a deep sense of 
their own unworthiness ; that, so approaching Thy 
sanctuary with lowliness and devotion, and co aing 
before Thee with clean thoughts and pure hearts, 
with bodies undefiled, and minds sanctified, they may 
always perform a service acceptable to Thee, through 
Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen! 

Response : In Solo Deo Salus. 

5. C. G. M. with child in his arms : In the name 
of the International Order of Twelve, I do this day 
adopt (gives name of the child) to be the child of the 
Knights of Tabor of the Grand Temple and Taber- 
nacle for and jurisdiction. 

Response by the members: We honor, welcome 
and accept. 



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6. The C. G.M. places the child in the arms of 
the C. G. P., who says : In the name of the Daughters 
of Tabor of the Grand Temple and Tabernacle for 

and jurisdiction, we adopt this 

child. 

Response : We honor, welcome and accept. 

7. The C. G. P. places the child in the arms 
of the G. Q. M., who says: In the name of the 
Maids and Pages of Honor, of the Grand Temple 

and Tabernacle for and jurisdiction, 

we accept the adoption of this infant, and assign 

this child as a member of Tent, 

No 

8. The C. G. M. announces that every Knight 
and every Daughter of the State and jurisdiction are 
god-fathers and god-mothers of this child. 



closing exeecisfs. 
Song. 

I. 

The spacious earth is all the Lord's, 

The Lord's her fulness is; 
The world, and they that dwell therein, 

By sovereign right are His. 

II- 

He framed and fixed it on the seas; . 

And His almighty hand 
Upon inconstant floods has made 

The stable fabric stand. 

III. 

But for Himself this Lord of all 

One chosen seat designed; 
Oh, who shall to that sacred hill 

Deserved admittance tjnd? 



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ILLUSTRATIONS. 

The cuts used to show the form of Regalia are 
taken from the following photographs: 

1. Frontispiece. 

2. Knight of the Taborian Division — Sir J. B. 
Burton, of Hannibal, Mo. 

3. Knight of the Uniform Rank — Sir Frank 
Wilson, C. G. M. for Kansas and Nebraska, and 
I. C. G. Tr. for Kansas City, Kansas. 

4. High Priestess — Daughter Annie T. Menefee, 
Past I. C. G. P., Nashville, Tenn. 

5. Saba Meroe Daughter — Dt. Mamie A. Rob- 
inson, P. H. P., only child of Father Dickson, St. 
Louis, Mo. 

6. Funeral Dress— Dt. Ina F. Cary, P. H. P., 
St. Louis, Mo. 

7. Mother Dickson. 

8. Prince of Media— Sir S. A. Jordan, C. G. M. 
for Arkansas and jurisdiction, Little Rock, Ark. 

9. Princess of Media — Dt. Lena Dickson Hop- 
son, Princess of Illinois and jurisdiction, Cairo, 111. 

10. Palatine Guard— Sir John H. Jenkins, C. G. 
M. for Missouri and jurisdiction, Sedalia, Mo. 

11. Taborian Cadet. 

12. Taborian Maid — Zennie Arvesta Hay den, 
adopted child of the International Order of Twelve, 
Father Dickson's grandchild. 

SEAL PRESS. 

Temples, Tabernacles, Palatiums, Tents, and 
Boards of Grand Curators are required to have a seal 
press. All of their official documents and papers, to 
make them legal, must be impressed with the seal. 

Quarterly reports, traveling certificates, transfers, 
monthly cards, warrants on the Treasurer, notifica- 

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tions, receipts, official letters, letters and communica- 
tions to Grand Officers, endowment certificates, and 
all important papers, to make them legal, must be 
impressed with the seal. 

INCORPOKATION. 

Grand Temples and Tabernacles, to make their 
business and transactions lawful, must be incorporated 
under the laws of the State in which situated. The 
Board of Grand Curators are the incorporators. 



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INDEX. 



Page 

Father Dickson 3 

Preface 5 

The Unity of the Taborian Order 6 

TEMPLES. 

Constitution of Subordinate Temples r 8 

Duties of Chief Mentors 9 

Duties of V.-M., C. S 9, 10 

Duties of the C. Tr., C. O. and C. D.-M 10, 11 

Duties of the C. C. B., C. G.s, and C. St 11 

Board of Attendants 11 

Board of Judges 12 

Membership, Its Requirements 13 

The Ballot 13 

The Sessions 14 

Fees and Dues 14 

Benefits 15 

Sickness 15 

Traveling Certificates 15 

Funerals 16 

Death from Home 16 

Endowment of Widows and Orphans 16 

The Temple — Instructive Laws 17 

Duties of Members 18 

Benefits and Rights 18 

Forfeiture of Benefits and Rights ^ 19 

Crimes and Penalties 20 

Duty of Knights at Funerals 22 

The Degrees 22 

Rules of Order 23 

Taborian Division 24 

Minister of the Gospel 24 

Rules of Business 25 

Manual References • 26 

Instructive Laws for C. M.s and Members 26, 27 

Special Notice 28, 33 

Amendments 33 

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Page 

Miscellaneous 35 

Temple By-laws and Regulations 37 

Fees and Dues 38 

Benefits--Board of Attendants 38, 39 

Fines. 39 

Form of Keeping the Journal 40 

LADIES' TABERNACLE. 

Constitution, Name and Officers 44 

Duties of the Officers 45 

Qualification Required of Members 49 

The Degrees 50 

Dutiee of Members 51 

Benefits and Rights 52 

Forfeiture of Benefits and Rights 53 

Representative to the Grand Sessions 54 

Furniture for Tabernacles 55 

Penalties and Trials 56 

Public Processions 57 

Official Seal. 58 

Fees and Dues 58 

Business and Benefits — Rules of Business. 58, 60 

Charges and Complaints. 60 

Death and Funeral 60, 61 

The High Priestess 61, 63 

Mode of Trials ...... 63 

What It Means 63 

Tribunes 64 

Sessions; the Time to Hold Them ; 65 

Rules of Order 66 

Remarks 67 

Form of Tabernacle Hall , 69 

Expenses to Grand Session* 70 

Bonnets and Hats 71 

Instructions to Daughters 71 

Funeral Dress 71 

Mourning Badge • • 71 

The Name 72 

Funeral Ceremonies 72, 73 

How to Pronounce 73 



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Page 

Taborian Constitution — Continued 74 

Amendments. 75 

Sick Benefits — Remarks — Miscellaneous Laws 76, 77 

By laws and Regulations 78 

Fees and Dues 78 

Benefits 79 

Fines 80 

Regular Sessions 81 

Form of Feeping the Journal 82 

PALATIUMS. 

Form of Palatium » •. . 86 

Name and Officers 87 

Duties of Officers 88 

Regular Sessions. . . ,_> 88 

Benefits and Expensed 89 

Regalia 89 

Palatine Guards 89 

Rules of Business 90 

Grand Officers 91 

Palatiums 91 

Palatine Guards, Special 93, 94 

Amendments. 95 

By-laws and Regulations '. 96 

Fees and Dues 96 

Suspension and Expulsion 97 

Remarks 97 

Benefits 97 

Explanation of Alterations 98 

Green Feather 99 

Mural Crown , . 99 

TENTS. 

Form of Teat Session 101 

Constitution of Tents 102 

Election of Officers 103 

Duties of Officers 103 

Membership of Tents 105 

Fees, Dues and Benefits and Regalia 106 

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Page 

Quarterly Reports 107 

Tent Treasurer 108 

Regalia of Queen Mother 109 

Lawful Instruction 110 

Taborian Cadets' Band 112 

By-laws of Tents 113 

Rules of Order 115 

The Tent in the Manual , 116 

PAST ARGANUM. 

Membership of the Past Arcanum 119 

Officers and Election 120 

Installation 120 

Duties of Officers 120 

Sessions 123 

Twenty-eight Points of Law 123 

Grand Deputies 127 

Rules of Business. 128 

INTERNATIONAL DISTRICTS. 

Membership of District Grand Temples and Tabernacles. . 130 

The District Vote 131 

District Officers 132 

Duties of Officers 132 

District Grand Sessions 134 

Duties of Committees 135 

Pay Roll 136 

Rules of Business 138 

GRAND TEMPLES AND TABERNACLES. 

General Constitutions . 140 

Jurisdiction v . . 141 

Membership 141 

Duties of Grand Officers 141 

Power Denned 141 

Taborian Home 141 

Revenue of the G. T. and T 142 

Pay Roll of Grand Officers 143 

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Page 

Grand Officers' Jewels 144 

Representatives 144 

Vote in the Grand Session 145 

Making Organizations 146 

Supplies for New Organizations 147 

Price of Charters, etc., etc 148 

On Tabernacles 148 

Chief Grand Mentor, His Duties 149 

How to File a Charge 151 

Quarterly Reports 152 

Annual Visits of C. G. M 1 : 153 

Annual Visits of C. G. P 154 

Grand Queen Mother 154 

Grand Presiding Prince 155 

Grand Sessions and Rules of Business 155 

Committees 156 

Rules of Order 157 

Duties of Committees 158 

Membership Fees 160 

Annual Returns . . .* 160 

Taking Care of Grand Sessions 161 

Assessment Receipts 161 

Dress During the Grand Session 162 

Amendments 163 

Penalties for Violation of Law 163 

MISCELLANEOUS LAWS. 

Prerogatives of Chief Mentor 166 

Prerogatives of High Priestess. 166 

Memorial Exercises 167 

Songs 169 

Form of Procession at Grand Sessions 177 

Annual Sermon — Arrangements 178 

TABORIAN ENDOWMENT. 

Endowment Benefit 184 

Duties of Officers 185 

Examination 187 

Dues 188 

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Membership Certificate 189 

Form of Certificate 190 

How to Send a Death Notice 191 

Endowment Benefit . . 192 

Guardians for Children 192 

Miscellaneous Laws 193 

Remarks 194 

Form of Death Notice 195 

WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' FUNDS. 

Article I 198 

Officers of the Board 198 

Duties of Officers 198 

Beneficiaries of the Fund 201 

Creating the Fund 201 

Benefits, Whom Paid to 202 

How to Report 203 

TABORIAN CONSTITUTION— SUPPLEMENT. 

District Grand Mentors of G. T. and T , 204 

Form of Charges and Specifications 204 

Mode of Conducting Trials 205 

The Law on Suspensions 207 

The Effect of an Ekpulsion 208 

Suspended Members 208 

Members Withdrawing 208 

Members on a Journey 209 

Sickness Resulting from Child-birth 209 

Working Regalia ,. 209 

Wearing Bonnets and Hats 209 

Regalia of Officers and Members " 209 

Ceremony of Adopting a Child 210 

Seal Press 213 

Incorporation 214 



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